| Communications | Albania |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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353,600 (2005) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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98 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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2.3 million (2007) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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632 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: despite new investment in fixed lines, the density of main lines remains low with roughly 10 lines per 100 people; cellular telephone use is widespread and generally effective; combined fixed line and mobile telephone density is approximately 75 telephones per 100 persons
domestic: offsetting the shortage of fixed line capacity, mobile phone service has been available since 1996; by 2003, two companies were providing mobile services at a greater density than some of Albania's neighbors; Internet broadband services initiated in 2005; 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 (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 13, FM 46, shortwave 1 (2005) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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279,958 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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79,119 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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3,639,453 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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55,992 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.al |
Internet hosts:
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10,162 (2008) |
Internet users:
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471,200 (2006) |
Internet users - density:
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130 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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