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Estonia: Communications
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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501,691 (2000)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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711,000 (yearend 2001)
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: foreign investment in the form of joint business ventures greatly improved telephone service; substantial fiber-optic cable systems carry telephone, TV, and radio traffic in the digital mode; internet services are available throughout most of the country - only about 11,000 subscriber requests were unfilled by September 2000
domestic: a wide range of high quality voice, data, and internet services is available throughout the country
international: fiber-optic cables to Finland, Sweden, Latvia, and Russia provide worldwide packet-switched service; two international switches are located in Tallinn (2001)
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 0, FM 98, shortwave 0 (2001)
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Radios:
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1.01 million (1997)
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Television broadcast stations:
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3 (2001)
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Televisions:
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605,000 (1997)
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Internet country code:
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.ee
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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38 (2001)
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Internet users:
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429,700 (2002)
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