Communications in Hungary

Telephones - main lines in use: 3.616 million (2003) [1] (http://www.hif.hu/english/menu3/m3_2/vezgyors/2003/july.pdf)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 7.005 million (2003) [2] (http://www.hif.hu/english/menu3/m3_2/mobil/2003/july.pdf)

Telephone system: The telephone system has been modernized and is capable of satisfying all requests for telecommunication service.
domestic: The system is digitalized and highly automated. Trunk services are carried by fiber-optic cable and digital microwave radio relay. A program for fiber-optic subscriber connections was initiated in 1996. Heavy use is made of mobile cellular telephones
international: Hungary has fiber-optic cable connections with all neighboring countries; the international switch is in Budapest; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean regions), 1 Inmarsat, 1 very small aperture terminal (VSAT) system of ground terminals

Radio broadcast stations: AM 17, FM 57, shortwave 3 (1998)

Radios: 7.01 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations: 39 (plus several low-power stations) (1997)

Televisions: 4.42 million (1997)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 13 (1999)

Country code (Top-level domain): HU

See also : Hungary

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