Latvia Communications - 2004

Telephones - main lines in use:
701,200 (2002)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
917,200 (2002)

Telephone system:
general assessment: inadequate, but is being modernized to provide an international capability independent of the Moscow international switch; more facilities are being installed for individual use
domestic: expansion underway in intercity trunk line connections, rural exchanges, and mobile systems; still many unsatisfied subscriber applications
international: country code - 371; international connections are now available via cable and a satellite earth station at Riga, enabling direct connections for most calls (1998)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 8, FM 56, shortwave 1 (1998)

Television broadcast stations:
44 (plus 31 repeaters) (1995)

Internet country code:
.lv

Internet hosts:
35,492 (2002)