Telephones:
600,000 (1998 est.)
Telephone system:
the Ministry of Information, Computers, and Telecommunications controls
telecommunications; the carrier is Modtelecom
domestic:
localChisinau has a fiber-optic loop and one cellular GSM provider; the
waiting list for telephones is long; local service outside Chisinau is
poor; intercityMoldova's two fiber-optic segments form a synchronous
digital hierarchy ring through Romania's system; an analog backbone system
runs from south to north in Moldova
international:
two fiber-optic segments provide connectivity to Romania; worldwide service
can be available to Moldova through this infrastructure; additional analog
lines are to Russia; Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Intersputnik earth stations
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 4, FM 8, shortwave NA (1999)
Radios:
NA
Television broadcast stations:
1 national station, 3 private stations, 15 small local stations outside
Chisinau (1998)
Televisions:
93 televisions/100 people (1996)