Armenia: Communication#
Telephones - fixed lines | total subscriptions: 551,366 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18 (July 2015 est.) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular | total: 3.442 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 113 (July 2015 est.) |
Telephone system | general assessment: telecommunications investments have made major inroads in modernizing and upgrading the outdated telecommunications network inherited from the Soviet era; now 100% privately owned and undergoing modernization and expansion; mobile-cellular services monopo domestic: reliable modern fixed-line and mobile-cellular services are available across Yerevan and in major cities and towns; mobile-cellular coverage available in most rural areas international: country code - 374; Yerevan is connected to the Trans-Asia-Europe fiber-optic cable through Iran; additional international service is available by microwave radio relay and landline connections to the other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent Sta (2015) |
Broadcast media | 2 public TV networks operating alongside about 40 privately owned TV stations that provide local to near nationwide coverage; major Russian broadcast stations are widely available; subscription cable TV services are available in most regions; Public Radio (2015) |
Internet country code | .am |
Internet users | total: 1.78 million percent of population: 58.2% (July 2015 est.) |