Telecommunications in Georgia include three cellular telephone networks of GSM 900 and 1800 standard and two UMTS 2100 standard: MagtiCom LTD,[1] Geocell LTD [2] and Mobitel Georgia Beeline group.[3] The cellular network market counts more than 3,000,000 registered customers in total (the commercially active number is not known). Coverage extends to over 98% of the populated territory as of 2010;[4] In urban areas there are 20 telephones per 100 people and in rural areas 4 telephones per 100 people. Fiber-optic lines connect the major cities and Georgia and Bulgaria are connected with fiber-optic line between Poti and Varna (Bulgaria). Georgia's Country code is 995.
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[edit] Telephones
Telephones - main lines in use: 830,222 (2009) [5]
Telephones - mobile cellular: 3,060,438 (2009)[6]
[edit] Radio
Radio broadcast stations: AM 7, FM 12, shortwave 4 (1998)
Radios: 3.02 million (1997)
[edit] Television
Television broadcast stations: 25 (plus repeaters) (2011)
Televisions: 2.57 million (1997)
[edit] Internet
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 10 at least(2003), with most of them ADSL/DSL/Cable services.
Top-level domain: GE
[edit] External links
- Sidorenko, Alexey: "Internet, Society and Democracy in Georgia" in the Caucasus Analytical Digest No. 15
- Robakidze, Nino: "Georgia: Immature Media" in the Caucasus Analytical Digest No. 25
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.magticom.com
- ^ http://www.geocell.ge
- ^ http://www.beeline.ge
- ^ http://www.magticom.ge/index.php?section=19&lang=geo
- ^ Georgian National Agency of Communications, Annual Report (2009) http://www.gncc.ge/files/3100_2949_381102_Annual%20report%202009.pdf
- ^ Georgian National Agency of Communications, Annual Report (2009) http://www.gncc.ge/files/3100_2949_381102_Annual%20report%202009.pdf
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