Belarus: Communication#
Telephones - fixed lines | total subscriptions: 4,540,678 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 47 (July 2015 est.) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular | total: 11.448 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 119 (July 2015 est.) |
Telephone system | general assessment: Belarus lags behind its neighbors in upgrading telecommunications infrastructure; modernization of the network progressing with roughly two-thirds of switching equipment now digital domestic: state-owned Beltelcom is the sole provider of fixed-line local and long distance service; fixed-line teledensity is improving although rural areas continue to be underserved; multiple GSM mobile-cellular networks are experiencing rapid growth; mobile-cell international: country code - 375; Belarus is a member of the Trans-European Line (TEL), Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic line, and has access to the Trans-Siberia Line (TSL); 3 fiber-optic segments provide connectivity to Latvia, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine; worldwi (2015) |
Broadcast media | 4 state-controlled national TV channels; Polish and Russian TV broadcasts are available in some areas; state-run Belarusian Radio operates 3 national networks and an external service; Russian and Polish radio broadcasts are available (2007) |
Internet country code | .by |
Internet users | total: 5.968 million percent of population: 62.2% (July 2015 est.) |