Communications in Slovakia

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[edit] Telephone

Telephones - main lines in use:

1,294,700 (2003)
241 per 1000 ppl (2003)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

3,678,800 (2003)
providers: T-Mobile (former name Eurotel), Orange (former name Globtel), Telefónica O2 (use brand O2)
more than 6,5 milions SIM cards per 5 401 000 peoples (2006 /data from Orange and T-Mobile/, 2007 /data from O2/)

Telephone system:

  • general assessment: a modernization and privatization program has increased accessibility to telephone service, reduced the waiting time for new subscribers to zero, and generally improved service quality
  • domestic: predominantly an analog system that is now receiving digital equipment and is being enlarged with fiber-optic cable, especially in the larger cities; mobile cellular capability has been added covering over 97% of area of Slovakia
  • international:
    • country code - +421
    • three international exchanges (one in Bratislava and two in Banska Bystrica) are available
    • Slovakia is participating in several international telecommunications projects that will increase the availability of external services

[edit] Radio

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 15, FM 78, shortwave 2 (1998)

Radios:

3.12 million (1997)

[edit] ТV

Television broadcast stations:

6 national broadcasting, 7 regional, 67 local (2004)

Televisions:

2.62 million (1997)

[edit] Internet

Internet country code:

.sk

Internet hosts:

89,592 (2004)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

6 (2000)

Internet users:

1,375,800 (2003)
256 per 1000 ppl (2003)

[edit] Broadband access

Slovakia currently has many full-area ISP that offers wired broadband internet connections. They are: Slovak Telekom (known under the business brand T-Com), the major telecommunication company, but also T-mobile, Orange, Chello, Wimax, and many others. Theirs offers cover whole range from ADSL / ADSL2+ to "Fibernet" connectivity. At least ADSL/ADSL2+ is available in almost every town and bigger village in Slovakia and almost in all of their parts.

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[edit] See also

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Communications in Europe
Sovereign
states
Dependencies,
autonomies,
other territories

Abkhazia 2 · Adjara1 · Akrotiri and Dhekelia · Åland · Azores · Crimea · Faroe Islands · Gagauzia · Gibraltar · Greenland7 · Guernsey · Jan Mayen · Jersey · Kosovo · Isle of Man · Madeira8 · Nagorno-Karabakh1 · Nakhchivan1 · Northern Cyprus1 · Republika Srpska · South Ossetia 2 · Svalbard · Transnistria
Italics indicates an unrecognised or partially recognised country. 1 Entirely in Southwest Asia.  2 Partially or entirely in Asia, depending on the border definitions.  3 / 4 / 5 / 6 Has part of its territory in Asia / North America / South America / Africa.  7 / 8 Entirely on the North American Plate / African Plate.