The first postal service across the state, by stagecoach, began operations in the early 1790s. As of 2001, 94.5% of Tennessee's occupied housing units had telephones. Tennessee had 30 major AM stations and 79 major FM stations in 2003. There were 42 television stations in operation in 2003. The Nashville area had 826,090 television households, 63% of which received cable. The Memphis area had 623,110 television homes, 64% of which ordered cable. About 81,858 Internet domain names were registered in the state by the year 2000.