Latvia Communications:
Telephones — main lines in use:
653,900 (2003 est.)
Telephones — mobile cellular:
1,219,600 (2003 est.)
Telephone system:
general assessment:
inadequate, but is being modernized to provide an international capability independent of the Moscow international switch; more facilities are being installed for individual use
domestic:
expansion underway in intercity trunk line connections, rural exchanges, and mobile systems; still many unsatisfied subscriber applications
international:
country code - 371; international connections are now available via cable and a satellite earth station at Riga, enabling direct connections for most calls (1998)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 8 , FM 56 , shortwave 1 (1998 est.)
Television broadcast stations:
44 plus 31 repeaters (1995 est.)
Internet country code:
.lv
Internet hosts:
51,758 (2004 est.)
Internet users:
936,000 (2003 est.)
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