Albania Communications
Telephones - main lines in use255,000 (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular
1.1 million (2003)
Telephone system
general assessment: Despite new investment in fixed lines, the density of main lines remains the lowest in Europe with roughly 8 lines per 100 people. However, cellular telephone use is widespread and generally effective.
domestic: offsetting the shortage of fixed line capacity, mobile phone service has been available since 1996; by 2003 two companies were providing mobile services at a greater density than some of Albania's Balkan neighbors
international: country code - 355; inadequate fixed main lines; adequate cellular connections; international traffic carried by microwave radio relay from the Tirana exchange to Italy and Greece (2003)
Radio broadcast stations
AM 13, FM 4, shortwave 2 (2001)
Television broadcast stations
3 (plus 58 repeaters) (2001)
Internet country code
.al
Internet hosts
455 (2004)
Internet users
30,000 (2003)
