Internet country code | .lt |
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Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
Total | 796,814 (2020 est.) |
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 29 (2020 est.) |
Internet users | |
Total | 2.436 million (2021 est.) |
Percent of population | 87% (2021 est.) |
Telecommunication systems | |
General assessment | Lithuania’s small telecoms market is among the more advanced in Europe, particularly given the universal access to LTE infrastructure and the extensive fiber footprint; investment has been focused on fiber broadband and mobile network upgrades; SIM card penetration is relatively high for the region, with a growing proportion of subscribers being on higher-Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) contract plans; while LTE services are available nationally, operators have made steady investments in 5G; the regulator has helped the network operators to develop 5G by allowing them to repurpose spectrum in the 2.1GHz and 2.4GHz bands; the regulator in mid-2022 completed auctions of spectrum in the 700MHz and 3.4GHz bands; service obligations on the licensees include the provision of services to the five main cities by the end of 2023 (2023) |
Domestic | Nearly 10 per 100 for fixed-line subscriptions; mobile-cellular subscriptions at 134 per 100 persons (2021) |
International | Country code - 370; landing points for the BCS East, BCS East-West Interlink and NordBalt connecting Lithuania to Sweden, and Latvia ; further transmission by satellite; landline connections to Latvia and Poland (2019) |
Telephones - fixed lines | |
Total subscriptions | 250,000 (2022 est.) |
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 9 (2022 est.) |
Telephones - mobile cellular | |
Total subscriptions | 3.826 million (2022 est.) |
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 139 (2022 est.) |
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