Communications in Andorra

Communications in Andorra

This article is about communications in Andorra.

The telephone system, including mobile, data and Internet is operated by the Andorran Telecommunications Service, known in Catalan as Servei de Telecomunicacions d'Andorra (STA). They are also responsible for managing the technical infrastructures and national broadcasting networks for radio and television, both analogue and digital.

Telephone

Telephones - main lines in use: 35,400 (2005)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 64,600 (2005)

Telephone system:
"domestic:" modern system with microwave radio relay connections between exchanges
"international:" landline circuits to France and Spain

Radio

Radio broadcast stations: AM 0, FM 15, shortwave 0 (1998)

There are two abandoned high power mediumwave broadcasting facilities, situated at Encamp and on Pic Blanc.

Radios: 16,000 (1997)

Television

Television broadcast stations: 1 (2007)

Televisions: 27,000 (1997)

It has been announced that all analogue transmissions will cease on 25 September 2007. From then on television services will be provided by Televisió Digital Terrestre (TDT), which, as well as broadcasting the one Andorran channel, will broadcast channels from Spain and France. [http://www.tdt.ad/]

Internet

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1

Internet users: 24,500

Country codes: AD (1997)

Country calling code: 376

ee also

*Andorra

References

*factbook
*StateDept


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