In 2001, 95.5% of Maryland's occupied housing units had telephones.
The state had 12 major AM and 35 major FM radio stations in 2003. Maryland has 13 major television stations, including public broadcasting stations in Annapolis, Baltimore, Frederick, Hagerstown, Oakland, and Salisbury. Maryland also receives the signals of many Washington, DC. broadcast stations. The Baltimore area had almost one million television households, 68% of which received cable.