Estonia Communications
Estonia Communications: A summary of information about Estonia Communications, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
Estonia: Communications
Telephones - main lines in use
476,078 (yearend 1998)
Telephones - mobile cellular
246,000 (yearend 1998)
Telephone system
foreign investment in the form of joint business ventures greatly improved telephone service; Internet services available throughout most of the country; about 150,000 unfilled subscriber requests domestic: local - the Ministry of Transport and Communications is expanding cellular telephone services to form rural networks; intercity - highly developed fiber-optic backbone (double loop) system presently serving at least 16 major cities (1998) international: fiber-optic cables to Finland, Sweden, Latvia, and Russia provide worldwide packet switched service; two international switches are located in Tallinn
Radio broadcast stations
AM 3 (all AM stations inactive since July 1998), FM 82, shortwave 1 (1998)
Radios
1.01 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations
31 (plus five repeaters) (September 1995)
Televisions
605,000 (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
6 (1999)
