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Telephones - main lines in use:
1.161 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 73
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
3.165 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 119
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: poor service outside Chisinau; some modernization is under way
domestic: multiple private operators of GSM mobile-cellular telephone service are operating; GPRS system is being introduced; a CDMA mobile telephone network began operations in 2007; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity 100 per 100 persons
international: country code - 373; service through Romania and Russia via landline; satellite earth stations - at least 3 (Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Intersputnik) (2009)

Broadcast media:
state-owned national radio-TV broadcaster operates 2 television and 2 radio stations; a total of nearly 40 terrestrial TV channels and some 50 radio stations are in operation; Russian and Romanian channels also are available (2007)

Internet country code:
.md

Internet hosts:
696,685 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 49
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
1.333 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 89
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]