Communications of Poland
Telephones - main lines in use: | 11.475 million (2006) |
Telephones - mobile cellular: | 29.166 million (2005) |
Telephone system: | general assessment: modernization of the telecommunications network has accelerated with market based competition finalized in 2003; fixed-line service, dominated by the former state-owned company, is dwarfed by the growth in wireless telephony domestic: wireless service, available since 1993 (GSM service available since 1996) and provided by three nation-wide networks, has grown rapidly in response to the weak fixed-line coverage; third generation UMTS service available in urban areas; cellular coverage is generally good with more gaps in the east; fixed-line service is growing slowly and still lags in rural areas international: country code - 48; international direct dialing with automated exchanges; satellite earth station - 1 with access to Intelsat, Eutelsat, Inmarsat, and Intersputnik (2002) |
Radio broadcast stations: | AM 14, FM 777, shortwave 1 (1998) |
Radios: | 20.2 million (1997) |
Television broadcast stations: | 40 (2006) |
Televisions: | 13.05 million (1997) |
Internet country code: | .pl |
Internet hosts: | 358,476 (2006) |
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): | 19 (2000) |
Internet users: | 10.6 million (2005) |