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Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 1,143,852 (2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 33 (2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 73

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total subscriptions: 3,662,968 (2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 105 (2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 132

Telephone system:
general assessment: the mobile market has extended the reach of service to outside the cities and across most of the country; endeavors to join the EU have promted regulatory issues to be in line with EU principles and standards; market is competitive with 80 ISPs active; LTE services available and mobile broadband growth (2017)
domestic: competition among mobile telephone providers has spurred subscriptions; little interest in expanding fixed-line service 33 per 100; mobile-cellular teledensity sits at 105 per 100 persons (2017)
international: country code - 373; service through Romania and Russia via landline; satellite earth stations - at least 3 (Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Intersputnik) (2016)

Broadcast media:
state-owned national radio-TV broadcaster operates 1 TV and 1 radio station; a total of nearly 70 terrestrial TV channels and some 50 radio stations are in operation; Russian and Romanian channels also are available (2017)

Internet country code:
.md

Internet users:
total: 2,492,444 (July 2016 est.)
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percent of population: 71% (July 2016 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 105

Broadband - fixed subscriptions:
total: 584,330 (2017 est.)
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 17 (2017 est.)
[see also: Broadband - fixed subscriptions - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 78