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Moldova Telecommunications Profile

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Telephones - main lines in usetotal subscriptions: 1,071,514

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 31.55 (2019 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellulartotal subscriptions: 3,613,846

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 106.4 (2019 est.)
Telecommunication systemsgeneral assessment:

high unemployment and economic pressures have reduced consumer spending in telecom market; endeavors to join the EU have promoted regulatory issues in line with EU standards; mobile market extended outside of cities and across most of the country; LTE services available; market is competitive, fiber accounts for 62% of all fixed broadband connections and most telecom revenue is from the mobile market; importer of broadcasting equipment from China (2021)

(2020)

domestic: competition among mobile telephone providers has spurred subscriptions; little interest in expanding fixed-line service 27 per 100; mobile-cellular teledensity sits at 89 per 100 persons (2019)

international: country code - 373; service through Romania and Russia via landline; satellite earth stations - at least 3 - Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Intersputnik

note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became evident, and received some support from governments

Broadcast mediastate-owned national radio-TV broadcaster operates 1 TV and 1 radio station; a total of nearly 70 terrestrial TV channels and some 50 radio stations are in operation; Russian and Romanian channels also are available (2019)
Internet country code.md
Internet userstotal: 2,616,792

percent of population: 76.12% (July 2018 est.)
Broadband - fixed subscriptionstotal: 670,530

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 19.74 (2019 est.)

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021

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