subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 36.78 (2019 est.)
total subscriptions: 39,657
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 46.23 (2019 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 529,497,242
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 117.70 (2019 est.)
total subscriptions: 87,909
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 102.48 (2019 est.)
Internet country code
.eu; note - see country entries of member states for individual country codes
.ad
Internet users
total: 398.1 million (2018 est.)
percent of population: 85%
total: 78,483
percent of population: 91.57% (July 2018 est.)
Telecommunication systems
note - see individual country entries of member states
general assessment: modern automatic telephone system; broadband Internet and LTE mobile lines for both consumer and enterprise customers available (2019)
domestic: 51 per 100 fixed-line, 113 per 100 mobile-cellular (2019)
international: country code - 376; landline circuits to France and Spain; modern system with microwave radio relay connections between exchanges (2019)
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
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 158,303,562
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 35.19 (2019 est.)
total: 36,358
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 42.38 (2019 est.)
