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Telephones - main lines in use: 734,693 (2000)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 401,263 (2000)
Telephone system:
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:
international connections are now available via cable and a satellite earth station at Riga, enabling direct connections for most calls (1998)
The ongoing situation in the telecommunications market (2003) - monopoly on fixed and competition in the mobile lines business,- has led to overwhelming use of cellular phones for private customers, fixed lines being requested mostly by companies.
Radio broadcast stations: AM 8, FM 56, shortwave 1 (1998)
Radios: 1.76 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 44 (plus 31 repeaters) (1995)
Televisions: 1.22 million (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 41 (2001)
Internet users: 312,000 (2001)
Country code (Top-level domain): LV
- See also : Latvia
External Links
Telecommunications operators in Latvia:
Lattelekom
LMT (Latvian Mobile Telephone)
Tele2
