Telephones - main lines in use:
2.253 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 55
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
10.78 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 74
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: inherited an extensive but antiquated telecommunications network from the Soviet era; quality has improved with a modern digital trunk line now connecting switching centers in most of the regions; remaining areas are connected by digital microwave radio relay
domestic: the Bulgaria Telecommunications Company's fixed-line monopoly terminated in 2005 in an effort to upgrade fixed-line services; mobile-cellular teledensity, fostered by multiple service providers, has reached 150 telephones per 100 persons
international: country code - 359; submarine cable provides connectivity to Ukraine and Russia; a combination submarine cable and land fiber-optic system provides connectivity to Italy, Albania, and Macedonia; satellite earth stations - 3 (1 Intersputnik in the Atlantic Ocean region, 2 Intelsat in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions) (2011)

Broadcast media:
4 national terrestrial TV stations with 1 state-owned and 3 privately owned; a vast array of TV stations are available from cable and satellite TV providers; state-owned national radio broadcasts over 3 networks; large number of private radio stations broadcasting, especially in urban areas (2010)

Internet country code:
.bg

Internet hosts:
976,277 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 47
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
3.395 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 63
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]