Introduction
How is the communication system in Albania? Here, Broadcast media include Albania has more than 65 TV stations, including several that broadcast nationally; Albanian TV broadcasts are also available to Albanian-speaking populations in neighboring countries; many viewers have access to Italian and Greek TV broadcasts via terrestrial reception; Albania's TV stations have begun a government-mandated conversion from analog to digital broadcast; the government has pledged to provide analog-to-digital converters to low-income families affected by this decision; cable TV service is available; 2 public radio networks and roughly 78 private radio stations; several international broadcasters are available (2019). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Albania
| Internet country code | .al |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 508,937 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 18 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 2.291 million (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 79% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | Albania’s small telecom market has experienced some significant changes in recent years; upgrades were made to the fixed-line infrastructure to support broadband services; fixed-line telephony use and penetration in Albania is declining steadily as subscribers migrate to mobile solutions; the mobile sector is well provided with LTE networks, while operators have invested in 5G; some of these efforts have been made in conjunction with neighboring Kosovo, with the intention of a seamless 5G corridor along the highway connecting the two countries; the country has long sought accession to the European Union (EU) which has benefited its telecoms sector through closer scrutiny of its regulatory regime and through the injection of funding to help modernize infrastructure (2021) |
| Domestic | Fixed-line approximately 7 per 100, teledensity continues to decline due to heavy use of mobile-cellular telephone services; mobile-cellular telephone use is widespread and generally effective, 92 per 100 for mobile-cellular (2021) |
| International | Country code - 355; submarine cables for the Adria 1 and Italy-Albania provide connectivity to Italy, Croatia, and Greece; a combination submarine cable and land fiber-optic system, provides additional connectivity to Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Turkey; international traffic carried by fiber-optic cable and, when necessary, by microwave radio relay from the Tirana exchange to Italy and Greece (2019) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 177,000 (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 6 (2022 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 2.782 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 98 (2022 est.) |
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