Telephones - main lines in use: Telephones - mobile cellular: Telephone system: Broadcast media: Internet hosts: Internet users:
733,700 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 88
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]
4.891 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 103
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]
general assessment: adequate; being modernized to provide improved international capability and better residential access
domestic: rapid expansion of mobile-cellular services has resulted in a steady decline in the number of fixed-line connections; mobile-cellular teledensity stands at about 160 per 100 persons
international: country code - 370; major international connections to Denmark, Sweden, and Norway by submarine cable for further transmission by satellite; landline connections to Latvia and Poland (2008)
public broadcaster operates 3 channels with the third channel - a satellite channel - introduced in 2007; various privately-owned commercial TV broadcasters operate national and multiple regional channels; large number of privately-owned local TV stations; multi-channel cable and satellite TV services are available; publicly-owned broadcaster operates 3 radio networks; large number of privately-owned commercial broadcasters, many with repeater stations in various regions throughout the country (2007)
1.184 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 40
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]
1.964 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 75
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]