Introduction
How is the communication system in Estonia? Here, Broadcast media include the publicly owned broadcaster, Eesti Rahvusringhaaling (ERR), operates 3 TV channels and 5 radio networks; growing number of private commercial radio stations broadcasting nationally, regionally, and locally; fully transitioned to digital television in 2010; national private TV channels expanding service; a range of channels are aimed at Russian-speaking viewers; in 2016, there were 42 on-demand services available in Estonia, including 19 pay TVOD and SVOD services; roughly 85% of households accessed digital television services. What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Estonia
| Internet country code | .ee |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 415,610 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 31 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 1.183 million (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 91% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | The competitive telecom market continues to progress with a range of regulatory measures which have enabled alternative operators to chip away at the fixed-line market share; fixed-line infrastructure upgrades have been focused on fiber, and the legacy DSL network has gradually been replaced; limited commercial 5G deployments have been made though an expansion of service availability awaits the delayed auction of spectrum in the 3.5GHz band, which is expected to be held later in 2021 (2021) |
| Domestic | 22 per 100 for fixed-line subscribership and approximately 149 per 100 for mobile-cellular (2021) |
| International | Country code - 372; landing points for the EE-S-1, EESF-3, Baltic Sea Submarine Cable, FEC and EESF-2 fiber-optic submarine cables to other Estonia points, Finland, and Sweden; 2 international switches are located in Tallinn (2019) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 266,000 (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 20 (2022 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 2.056 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 155 (2022 est.) |
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