Belarus Communications 1997

Telephones 1.849 million (1991 est.)

Telephone system telephone service inadequate for the purposes of either business orthe population; about 70% of the telephones are in homes; over 750,000 applicationsfrom households for telephones remain unsatisfied (1992 est.); new investmentcenters on international connections and business needs
domestic : the new NMT-450 analog cellular system is now operating in Minsk
international: international traffic is carried by the Moscow international gatewayswitch and also by satellite; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (throughCanada) and 1 Eutelsat (through the UK)

Radio broadcast stations AM 35, FM 18, shortwave 0

Radios 3.17 million (1991 est.) (5,615,000 with multiple speaker systems forprogram diffusion)

Television broadcast stations 2 (one national and one private; the license of the private stationwas suspended during the parliamentary elections of 1994)

Televisions 3.5 million (1992 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Belarus on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Belarus Communications 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Belarus Communications 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.