Telephones - main lines in use:
205,400 (2005)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
1,000,000 (2007)

Telephone system:
modern system centered in Doha

domestic:
NA

international:
tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia and UAE; submarine cable to Bahrain and UAE; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (1998)

Radios:
256,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:
1 (plus three repeaters) (1997)

Televisions:
230,000 (1997)

Internet

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
Q-Tel

Qtel

Qtel used to be the exclusive telecommunications provider in Qatar and is one of the largest public companies in Qatar with about 2000 employees. It was successfully launched on the Doha Securities Market in 1998 and listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1999, the Bahrain Stock Exchange in 2001...

: http://www.qtel.com.qa (a telcommunications monopoly)

Internet users:
75,000 (2001)
Country code (Top level domain): QA

ADSL launched 2002 in Qatar

Qatar

Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...

 provided by Qtel

Qtel

Qtel used to be the exclusive telecommunications provider in Qatar and is one of the largest public companies in Qatar with about 2000 employees. It was successfully launched on the Doha Securities Market in 1998 and listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1999, the Bahrain Stock Exchange in 2001...

with 25000 ADSL users Ref

Speeds:

• ADSL 1 Mbit/s $55/Month
• ADSL 2 Mbit/s $83/Month
• ADSL 4 Mbit/s $110/Month
• ADSL 8 Mbit/s $164/Month

Links:

• Qtel Site
• Qatar Internet Site