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Albania Communications:

Telephones — main lines in use:
255,000 (2003 est.)

Telephones — mobile cellular:
1.1 million (2003 est.)

Telephone system:
general assessment: despite new investment in fixed lines, the density of main lines remains the lowest in Europe with roughly 8 lines per 100 people; however, cellular telephone use is widespread and generally effective (2003)
domestic: offsetting the shortage of fixed line capacity, mobile phone service has been available since 1996; by 2003 two companies were providing mobile services at a greater density than some of Albania's Balkan neighbors
international: country code - 355; inadequate fixed main lines; adequate cellular connections; international traffic carried by microwave radio relay from the Tirana exchange to Italy and Greece

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 13 , FM 4 , shortwave 2 (2001 est.)

Television broadcast stations:
3 (plus 58 repeaters) (2001 est.)

Internet country code:
.al

Internet hosts:
455 (2004 est.)

Internet users:
30,000 (2003 est.)



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Washington D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency, 2005
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