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Telephones -
main lines in use | 255,000 (2003) | | Telephones -
mobile cellular | 1.259 million (2004) | | | Telephone system | general assessment: despite new investment in fixed lines, the density of main lines remains the lowest in Europe with roughly 7 lines per 100 people; however, cellular telephone use is widespread and generally effective
domestic: offsetting the shortage of fixed line capacity, mobile phone service has been available since 1996; by 2003 two companies were providing mobile services at a greater density than some of Albania's Balkan neighbors
international: country code - 355; inadequate fixed main lines; adequate cellular connections; international traffic carried by fiber optic cable and, when necessary, by microwave radio relay from the Tirana exchange to Italy and Greece (2003) | | | Radio broadcast stations | AM 13, FM 46, shortwave 1 (2005) | | Television broadcast
stations | 65 (3 national, 62 local); 2 cable networks (2005) | | | Internet country code | .al | | | Internet users | 75,000 (2005) | |
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