Exchange rates:
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6827 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
Communications ::Italy
Telephones - main lines in use:
20.031 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 16
Telephones - mobile cellular:
88.58 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 10
Telephone system:
general assessment: modern, well developed, fast; fully automated telephone, telex, and data services
domestic: high-capacity cable and microwave radio relay trunks