Introduction
How is the communication system in Norway? Here, Broadcast media include state-owned public radio-TV broadcaster operates 3 nationwide TV stations, 3 nationwide radio stations, and 16 regional radio stations; roughly a dozen privately owned TV stations broadcast nationally and roughly another 25 local TV stations broadcasting; nearly 75% of households have access to multi-channel cable or satellite TV; 2 privately owned radio stations broadcast nationwide and another 240 stations operate locally; Norway is the first country in the world to phase out FM radio in favor of Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), a process scheduled for completion in late 2017 (2019). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Norway
| Internet country code | .no |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 2,387,661 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 44 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 5.346 million (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 99% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | Norway has a sophisticated telecom market with high broadband and mobile penetration rates and a highly developed digital media sector. Although not a member of the European Union, the country’s telecoms sector is synchronized with relevant EC legislation; Norway enjoys near comprehensive LTE coverage with upgrades to 5G technologies in the future (2023) |
| Domestic | Fixed-line is 7 per 100 and mobile-cellular nearly 110 per 100 (2021) |
| International | Country code - 47; landing points for the Svalbard Undersea Cable System, Polar Circle Cable, Bodo-Rost Cable, NOR5KE Viking, Celtic Norse, Tempnet Offshore FOC Network, England Cable, Denmark-Norwary6, Havfrue/AEC-2, Skagerrak 4, and the Skagenfiber West & East submarine cables providing links to other Nordic countries, Europe and the US; satellite earth stations - Eutelsat, Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Norway shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden) (2019) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 140,000 (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 3 (2022 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 6.015 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 111 (2022 est.) |
All Important Facts about Norway
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