| Communications | Belarus |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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4.139 million (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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433 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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10.333 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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1,079 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; 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-cellular teledensity now exceeds 100 telephones per 100 persons
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 (2008) |
Broadcast media:
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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) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 (1998) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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342,056 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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258,853 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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870,687 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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203,778 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.by |
Internet hosts:
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147,311 (2010) |
Internet users:
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2.643 million (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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276 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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