| Telephones - main lines in use: |
11.803 million (2005) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular: |
29.166 million (2005) |
| Telephone system: |
general assessment: modernization of the telecommunications network has accelerated with market based competition finalized in 2003; fixed-line service, dominated by the former state-owned company, is dwarfed by the growth in wireless telephony
domestic: wireless service, available since 1993 (GSM service available since 1996) and provided by three nation-wide networks, has grown rapidly in response to the weak fixed-line coverage; third generation UMTS service available in urban areas; cellular coverage is generally good with more gaps in the east; fixed-line service is growing slowly and still lags in rural areas
international: country code - 48; international direct dialing with automated exchanges; satellite earth station - 1 with access to Intelsat, Eutelsat, Inmarsat, and Intersputnik (2002) |
| Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 14, FM 777, shortwave 1 (1998) |
| Radios: |
20.2 million (1997) |
| Television broadcast stations: |
40 (2006) |
| Televisions: |
13.05 million (1997) |
| Internet country code: |
.pl |
| Internet hosts: |
358,476 (2006) |
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
19 (2000) |
| Internet users: |
10.6 million (2005) |
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