Communications in Lithuania
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This article provides an overview of the communications infrastructure of the country of Lithuania.
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[edit] Telephone system
- Telephones - main lines in use: 803,710 (2005 Q3) /819,147 (2004)
- Telephones - mobile cellular: 4,609,031 (2005 Q3) /2,300,000 (2004)
- Telephone system: inadequate but is being modernized to provide an improved international capability and better residential access
- Domestic telephone system: a national fiber-optic cable interurban trunk system is nearing completion; rural exchanges are being improved and expanded; mobile cellular systems are being installed; access to the Internet is available; still many unsatisfied telephone subscriber applications
- International telephone system: landline connections to Latvia and Poland; major international connections are to Denmark, Sweden, and Norway by submarine cable for further transmission by satellite
[edit] Broadcast media
[edit] Radio
- Radio broadcast stations: AM 29, FM 142, shortwave 1 (2001)
- Radios: 1.9 million (1997)
[edit] Radio stations
Main article: List of radio stations in Lithuania
[edit] Television
- Television broadcast stations: 27
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- Lithuania has approximately 27 broadcasting stations, but may have as many as 100 transmitters, including repeater stations (2001)
- Televisions: 1.7 million (1997)
[edit] Internet
- Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 32 (2001)
- Internet users: 700,000 (2004)
- Country code (Top-level domain): LT
