Short facts about communications in Bulgaria

Telephones - main lines in use:

3.255 million (2000)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

596,000 (2000)

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:  direct dialing to 58 countries; satellite earth stations - 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region); 2 Intelsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 24, FM 93, shortwave 2 (1998)

Radios:

4.51 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

96 (plus 1,030 repeaters) (1995)

Televisions:

3.31 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.bg

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

26 (2000)

Internet users:

200,000 (2000)

Source: World Factbook