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Tabular Data - Communications in Russia
| Telephones - Main Lines In Use : |
35.5 million (2002) |
| Telephones - Cellular : |
17,608,800 (2002) |
| Telephone System : |
general assessment: the telephone system underwent significant changes in the 1990s; there are more than 1,000 companies licensed to offer communication services; access to digital lines has improved, particularly in urban centers; Internet and e-mail services are improving; Russia has made progress toward building the telecommunications infrastructure necessary for a market economy; however, a large demand for main line service remains unsatisfied
domestic: cross-country digital trunk lines run from Saint Petersburg to Khabarovsk, and from Moscow to Novorossiysk; the telephone systems in 60 regional capitals have modern digital infrastructures; cellular services, both analog and digital, are available in many areas; in rural areas, the telephone services are still outdated, inadequate, and low density
international: country code - 7; Russia is connected internationally by three undersea fiber-optic cables; digital switches in several cities provide more than 50,000 lines for international calls; satellite earth stations provide access to Intelsat, Intersputnik, Eutelsat, Inmarsat, and Orbita systems |
| Radio Stations : |
AM 420, FM 447, shortwave 56 (1998) |
| Radios : |
61,500,000 (1997) |
| Television Stations : |
7,306 (1998) |
| Televisions : |
60.5 million (1997) |
| Internet Country Code : |
.ru |
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) : |
300 (June 2000) |
| Internet Users : |
6 million (2002) |
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