| Communications | Bulgaria |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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2.2 million (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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311 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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10.585 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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1,493 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: inherited an extensive but antiquated telecommunications network from the Soviet era; quality has improved with a modern digital trunk line now connecting switching centers in most of the regions; remaining areas are connected by digital microwave radio relay
domestic: the Bulgaria Telecommunications Company's fixed-line monopoly terminated in 2005 in an effort to upgrade fixed-line services; mobile-cellular teledensity, fostered by multiple service providers, has reached 150 telephones per 100 persons
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) (2009) |
Broadcast media:
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4 national terrestrial television stations with 1 state-owned and 3 privately-owned; a vast array of TV stations are available from cable and satellite TV providers; state-owned national radio broadcasts over 3 networks; large number of private radio stations broadcasting, especially in urban areas (2010) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 31, FM 63, shortwave 2 (2001) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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228,827 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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112,598 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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3,546,818 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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181,889 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.bg |
Internet hosts:
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785,546 (2010) |
Internet users:
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3.395 million (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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479 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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