| Communications | Belarus |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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3.672 million (2007) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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381 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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6.96 million (2007) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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722 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: Belarus lags behind its neighbors in upgrading telecommunications infrastructure; state-owned Beltelcom is the sole provider of fixed-line local and long distance service; fixed-line teledensity of roughly 35 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone density of about 70 per 100 persons; modernization of the network progressing with roughly two-thirds of switching equipment now digital
domestic: fixed-line penetration is improving although rural areas continue to be underserved; 3 GSM wireless networks are experiencing rapid growth; strict government controls on telecommunications technologies
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; worldwide service is available to Belarus through this infrastructure; additional analog lines to Russia; Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Intersputnik earth stations (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 (1998) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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344,591 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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260,772 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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877,140 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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205,288 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.by |
Internet hosts:
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68,118 (2008) |
Internet users:
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6 million (2007) |
Internet users - density:
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622 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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