Communications in Latvia
Telephones - main lines in use:
748,000 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
175,348 (1999)
Telephone system:
inadequate but is being modernized to provide an international capability independent of the Moscow international switch; more facilities are being installed for individual use
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 8, FM 56, shortwave 1 (1998)
Radios:
1.76 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
74 (1998)
Televisions:
1.22 million (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
11 (1999)
Country code (Top-level domain): LV
domestic:
expansion underway in intercity trunk line connections, rural exchanges, and mobile systems; still many unsatisfied subscriber applications
international:
international connections are now available via cable and a satellite earth station at Riga, enabling direct connections for most calls (1998)