Telephones -
main lines in use | 2.483 million (2005) |
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Telephones -
mobile cellular | 6.245 million (2005) |
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| Telephone system | general assessment: extensive but antiquated
domestic: more than two-thirds of the lines are residential; telephone service is available in most villages; a fairly modern digital cable trunk line now connects switching centers in most of the regions, the others are connected by digital microwave radio relay
international: country code - 359; direct dialing to 58 countries; satellite earth stations - 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region); 2 Intelsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions) |
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| Radio broadcast stations | AM 31, FM 63, shortwave 2 (2001) |
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Television broadcast
stations | 39 (plus 1,242 repeaters) (2001) |
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| Internet country code | .bg |
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| Internet users | 2.2 million (2005) |
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