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Monaco Telecommunications Profile

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Telephones - main lines in usetotal subscriptions: 44,119

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 142.65 (2019 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellulartotal subscriptions: 33,783

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 109.23 (2019 est.)
Telecommunication systemsgeneral assessment: modern automatic telephone system; the country's sole fixed-line operator offers a full range of services to residential and business customers; competitive mobile telephony market; 4G LTE widely available (2020)

domestic: fixed-line 113 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 87 per 100 persons (2019)

international: country code - 377; landing points for the EIG and Italy-Monaco submarine cables connecting Monaco to Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia; no satellite earth stations; connected by cable into the French communications system (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
Broadcast mediaTV Monte-Carlo operates a TV network; cable TV available; Radio Monte-Carlo has extensive radio networks in France and Italy with French-language broadcasts to France beginning in the 1960s and Italian-language broadcasts to Italy beginning in the 1970s; other radio stations include Riviera Radio and Radio Monaco
Internet country code.mc
Internet userstotal: 29,821

percent of population: 97.05% (July 2018 est.)
Broadband - fixed subscriptionstotal: 20,476

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 66.2 (2019 est.)

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

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