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Bulgaria Communications 2016
https://allcountries.org/world_fact_book_2016/bulgaria/bulgaria_communications.html
SOURCE: 2016 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES











Bulgaria Communications 2016
SOURCE: 2016 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES


Page last updated on February 12, 2016

Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 1.8 million
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 25 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 64

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 9.9 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 137 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 87

Telephone system:
general assessment: inherited an extensive but antiquated telecommunications network from the Soviet era; quality has improved with a modern digital trunk line now connecting switching centers in most of the regions; remaining areas are connected by digital microwave radio relay
domestic: the Bulgaria Telecommunications Company's fixed-line monopoly terminated in 2005 in an effort to upgrade fixed-line services; mobile-cellular teledensity, fostered by multiple service providers, has reached 150 telephones per 100 persons
international: country code - 359; submarine cable provides connectivity to Ukraine and Russia; a combination submarine cable and land fiber-optic system provides connectivity to Italy, Albania, and Macedonia; satellite earth stations - 3 (1 Intersputnik in the Atlantic Ocean region, 2 Intelsat in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions) (2011)

Broadcast media:
4 national terrestrial TV stations with 1 state-owned and 3 privately owned; a vast array of TV stations are available from cable and satellite TV providers; state-owned national radio broadcasts over 3 networks; large number of private radio stations broadcasting, especially in urban areas (2010)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 31, FM 63, shortwave 2 (2001)

Television - broadcast stations:
39 (plus 1,242 repeaters) (2001)

Internet country code:
.bg

Internet hosts:
976,277 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 47
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
total: 4.1 million
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 57.0% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 75


NOTE: The information regarding Bulgaria on this page is re-published from the 2016 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bulgaria Communications 2016 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bulgaria Communications 2016 should be addressed to the CIA.




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