Poland Communications 2007

Telephones - main lines in use:
11.475 million (2006)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
36.746 million (2006)

Telephone system:
general assessment: modernization of the telecommunications network has accelerated with market based competition finalized in 2003; fixed-line service, dominated by the former state-owned company, is dwarfed by the growth in wireless telephony
domestic: wireless service, available since 1993 (GSM service available since 1996) and provided by three nation-wide networks, has grown rapidly in response to the weak fixed-line coverage; third generation UMTS service available in urban areas; cellular coverage is generally good with more gaps in the east; fixed-line service is growing slowly and still lags in rural areas
international: country code - 48; international direct dialing with automated exchanges; satellite earth station - 1 with access to Intelsat, Eutelsat, Inmarsat, and Intersputnik

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 14, FM 777, shortwave 1 (1998)

Television broadcast stations:
40 (2006)

Internet country code:
.pl

Internet hosts:
5.681 million (2007)