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Slovenia Telecommunications Profile

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Telephones - main lines in usetotal subscriptions: 707,059

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 33.63 (2019 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellulartotal subscriptions: 2,511,979

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 119.48 (2019 est.)
Telecommunication systemsgeneral assessment: well-developed telecom infrastructure with sound regulatory intervention; increase in Internet community utilizing e-government, e-commerce, and e-health; government funds to improve broadband to more municipalities; high mobile penetration rate retaining customers with bundled products; extensive reach of 5G; FttP to 90% of premises; importer of broadcasting equipment from neighboring Central Europe (2021) (2020)

domestic: fixed-line 34 per 100 and mobile-cellular 121 per 100 teledensity (2019)

international: country code - 386 (2016)

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 mediapublic TV broadcaster, Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV), operates a system of national and regional TV stations; 35 domestic commercial TV stations operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 60% of households are connected to multi-channel cable TV; public radio broadcaster operates 3 national and 4 regional stations; more than 75 regional and local commercial and non-commercial radio stations
Internet country code.si
Internet userstotal: 1,676,445

percent of population: 79.75% (July 2018 est.)
Broadband - fixed subscriptionstotal: 627,939

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 29.87 (2019 est.)

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

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