Telephones
In the course of the 2011 Libyan civil war, the government severed the physical communications links between the rebel-held east and the rest of Libya. However, the newer and less centralised Libyana network held copies of the HLR and engineers were able to restore some local services. With some assistance from the international community, and funded by an expatriate Libyan, a limited international service became available in mid-April. NTC officials were reported to be negotiating with Qtel, the Qatari-owned service provider, to restore full service to the rebel-held areas.
- Telephones
- 1,228,300 fixed subscriptions, 19.33 per 100 inhabitants (2010)
- 10.9 million mobile cellular, 66th in the world (2009)
- Mobile telephone operators
- Al Madar
- Libyana
International dialing code: +218
Read more about this topic: Communications In Libya
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—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)