Telephones - main lines in use: Telephones - mobile cellular: Telephone system: Broadcast media: Internet hosts: Internet users:
482,200 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 100
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]
1.653 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 140
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]
general assessment: foreign investment in the form of joint business ventures greatly improved telephone service with a wide range of high quality voice, data, and Internet services available
domestic: substantial fiber-optic cable systems carry telephone, TV, and radio traffic in the digital mode; Internet services are widely available; schools and libraries are connected to the Internet, a large percentage of the population files income-tax returns online, and online voting was used for the first time in the 2005 local elections
international: country code - 372; fiber-optic cables to Finland, Sweden, Latvia, and Russia provide worldwide packet-switched service; 2 international switches are located in Tallinn (2008)
the publicly-owned broadcaster, Eesti Rahvusringhaaling (ERR), operates 2 television channels and 5 radio networks; growing number of private commercial radio stations broadcasting nationally, regionally, and locally; fully transitioned to digital television in 2010; national private TV channels expanding service; a range of channels are aimed at Russian-speaking viewers; high penetration rate for cable TV services with more than half of Estonian households connected (2011)
848,009 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 46
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]
971,700 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 102
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]