Communications of Belarus
Telephones - main lines in use: | 3.368 million (2006) |
Telephones - mobile cellular: | 4.098 million (2005) |
Telephone system: | general assessment: Belarus lags behind its neighbors in upgrading telecommunications infrastructure; state-owned Beltelcom, is the sole provider of fixed line local and long distance service; modernization of the network to digital switching progressing slowly domestic: fixed line penetration is improving although rural areas continue to be underserved; 4 GSM wireless networks are experiencing rapid growth; strict government controls on telecommunications technologies international: country code - 375; Belarus is a member of the Trans-European Line (TEL), Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic line, and has access to the Trans-Siberia Line (TSL); 3 fiber-optic segments provide connectivity to Latvia, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine; worldwide service is available to Belarus through this infrastructure; additional analog lines to Russia; Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Intersputnik earth stations |
Radio broadcast stations: | AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 (1998) |
Radios: | 3.02 million (1997) |
Television broadcast stations: | 47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995) |
Televisions: | 2.52 million (1997) |
Internet country code: | .by |
Internet hosts: | 33,641 (2006) |
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): | 23 (2002) |
Internet users: | 3.394 million (2005) |