Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 1,171,287
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 33 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 73

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 3,788,490
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 108 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 128

Telephone system:
general assessment: the mobile market has extended the reach of service to outside the cities and across most of the country
domestic: competition among mobile telephone providers has spurred subscriptions; little interest in expanding fixed-line service; mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 105 per 100 persons
international: country code - 373; service through Romania and Russia via landline; satellite earth stations - at least 3 (Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Intersputnik) (2016)

Broadcast media:
state-owned national radio-TV broadcaster operates 1 TV and 1 radio station; a total of nearly 70 terrestrial TV channels and some 50 radio stations are in operation; Russian and Romanian channels also are available (2017)

Internet country code:
.md

Internet users:
total: 2,492,444
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 71.0% (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 106