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Introduction - Belarus: | Location - Belarus: | People - Belarus: | Government - Belarus: | Economy - Belarus: | Communications - Belarus: | Fiscal year | calendar year | | Telephones main lines in use | 3.368 million (2006) | | Telephones mobile cellular | 5.96 million (2006) | | Telephone system | general assessment: Belarus lags behind its neighbors in upgrading telecommunications infrastructure; state-owned Beltelcom, is the sole provider of fixed line local and long distance service; modernization of the network to digital switching progressing slowly
domestic: fixed line penetration is improving although rural areas continue to be underserved; 4 GSM wireless networks are experiencing rapid growth; strict government controls on telecommunications technologies
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 | | Radio broadcast stations | AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 (1998) | | Television broadcast stations | 47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995) | | Internet country code | .by | | Internet hosts | 33,641 (2006) | | Internet users | 5.478 million (2006) | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |