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Poland - Communications (Facts)

Telephones - main lines in use: 11.475 million (2006) Telephones - mobile cellular: 36.746 million (2006) Telephone system: general assessment: modernization of the telecommunications network has accelerated with market based competition finalized in 2003; fixed-line service, dominated by the former state-owned company, is dwarfed by the growth in wireless telephony domestic: wireless service, available since 1993 (GSM service available since 1996) and provided by three nation-wide networks, has grown rapidly in response to the weak fixed-line coverage; third generation UMTS service available in urban areas; cellular coverage is generally good with more gaps in the east; fixed-line service is growing slowly and still lags in rural areas international: country code - 48; international direct dialing with automated exchanges; satellite earth station - 1 with access to Intelsat, Eutelsat, Inmarsat, and Intersputnik (2002) Radio broadcast stations: AM 14, FM 777, shortwave 1 (1998) Television broadcast stations: 40 (2006) Internet country code: .pl Internet hosts: 358,476 (2006) Internet users: 11 million (2006)