| Communications | Bulgaria |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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2.3 million (2007) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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320 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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9.897 million (2007) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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1,374 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: an extensive but antiquated telecommunications network inherited from the Soviet era; quality has improved; the Bulgaria Telecommunications Company's fixed-line monopoly terminated in 2005 when alternative fixed-line operators were given access to its network; a drop in fixed-line connections in recent years has been more than offset by a sharp increase in mobile-cellular telephone use fostered by multiple service providers; the number of cellular telephone subscriptions now exceeds the population
domestic: a fairly modern digital cable trunk line now connects switching centers in most of the regions; the others are connected by digital microwave radio relay
international: country code - 359; submarine cable provides connectivity to Ukraine and Russia; a combination submarine cable and land fiber-optic system provides connectivity to Italy, Albania, and Macedonia; satellite earth stations - 3 (1 Intersputnik in the Atlantic Ocean region, 2 Intelsat in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions) (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 31, FM 63, shortwave 2 (2001) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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232,410 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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114,361 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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3,602,344 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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39 (plus 1,242 repeaters) (2001) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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184,736 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.bg |
Internet hosts:
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513,470 (2008) |
Internet users:
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1.899 million (2007) |
Internet users - density:
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264 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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