Communications in the Netherlands

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Netherlands

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[edit] Telephone

Telephones - main lines in use: 10.0 million (2002)

Telephones - mobile cellular subscribers: 12.1 million (2002)

Telephone system: general assessment: highly developed and well maintained

domestic: extensive fixed-line fiber-optic network; cellular telephone system is one of the largest in Europe with five major network operators utilizing the third generation of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM).


international: 9 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean), 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions) (2004)

[edit] Area codes

 Orange: Codes starting with 01 Blue: Codes starting with 02 Yellow: Codes starting with 03 Green: Codes starting with 04 Red: Codes starting with 05 Purple: Codes starting with 07
Orange: Codes starting with 01
Blue: Codes starting with 02
Yellow: Codes starting with 03
Green: Codes starting with 04
Red: Codes starting with 05
Purple: Codes starting with 07

[edit] Non-geographical codes

Starting with

  • 061 through 065 - Mobile phones
  • 066 - Pager numbers
  • 0676 - Internet service provider dial-up line
  • 0800 - Free service numbers
  • 084 - Non-geographical personal numbers
  • 085 - VoIP numbers (not yet in use)
  • 087 - Non-geographical personal numbers (also for VoIP use)
  • 088 - Large companies with more than one address
  • 0900 - Paid information numbers
  • 0906 - Adult lines
  • 0909 - Entertainment
  • 091 - VoIP numbers (not yet in use)

[edit] Radio, television and internet

Radio broadcast stations: AM 4, FM 58, shortwave 3 (1998)

Radios: 15.3 million (1996)

Television broadcast stations: 15 (plus five low-power repeaters) (1997); format: PAL-B/G.

Televisions: 8.1 million (1997)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 70 (1999)

See also: Broadband Internet access worldwide#Netherlands

Country code (Top level domain): NL

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