| Communications | Albania |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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331,500 (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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111 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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4.548 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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1,519 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: despite new investment in fixed lines teledensity remains low with roughly 10 fixed lines per 100 people; mobile-cellular telephone use is widespread and generally effective
domestic: offsetting the shortage of fixed line capacity, mobile-cellular phone service has been available since 1996; by 2010 multiple companies were providing mobile services and mobile teledensity exceeded 130 per 100 persons; Internet broadband services initiated in 2005 but growth has been slow; Internet cafes are popular in Tirana and have started to spread outside the capital
international: country code - 355; submarine cable provides connectivity to Italy, Croatia, and Greece; the Trans-Balkan Line, a combination submarine cable and land fiber-optic system, provides additional connectivity to Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Turkey; international traffic carried by fiber-optic cable and, when necessary, by microwave radio relay from the Tirana exchange to Italy and Greece (2009) |
Broadcast media:
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3 public television networks, one of which transmits by satellite to Albanian-language communities in neighboring countries; more than 60 private television stations operating; many viewers can pick up Italian and Greek TV broadcasts via terrestrial reception; cable TV service is available; 2 public radio networks and roughly 25 private radio stations; several international broadcasters are available (2010) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 13, FM 46, shortwave 1 (2005) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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230,359 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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65,102 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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2,994,667 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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65 (3 national, 62 local); 2 cable networks (2005) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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46,072 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.al |
Internet hosts:
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15,098 (2010) |
Internet users:
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1.3 million (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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435 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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