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Belarus: Communications
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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2.313 million (1997)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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8,167 (1997)
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: the Ministry of Telecommunications controls all telecommunications through its carrier (a joint stock company) Beltelcom which is a monopoly
domestic: local - Minsk has a digital metropolitan network and a cellular NMT-450 network; waiting lists for telephones are long; local service outside Minsk is neglected and poor; intercity - Belarus has a partly developed fiber-optic backbone system presently serving at least 13 major cities (1998); Belarus's fiber optics form synchronous digital hierarchy rings through other countries' systems; an inadequate analog system remains operational
international: Belarus is a member of the Trans-European Line (TEL), Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic line, and has access to the Trans-Siberia Line (TSL); three fiber-optic segments provide connectivity to Latvia, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine; worldwide service is available to Belarus through this infrastructure; additional analog lines to Russia; Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Intersputnik earth stations
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 (1998)
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Radios:
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3.02 million (1997)
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Television broadcast stations:
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47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995)
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Televisions:
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2.52 million (1997)
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Internet country code:
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.by
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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23 (2002)
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Internet users:
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422,000 (2002)
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