total subscriptions: 19,519,434
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 31.35 (2019 est.)
total subscriptions: 79,480,756
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 127.64 (2019 est.)
general assessment:
well-developed, fully automated telephone, and data services; among highest mobile penetration rates in Europe; benefitted from progressive government programs aimed at developing fiber in broadband sector; leading edge of development with 5G in six cities; fiber network reaches more than half of population; Milan developing smart city technology; importer of broadcasting equipment and computers from China (2021)
(2020)two Italian media giants dominate - the publicly owned Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI) with 3 national terrestrial stations and privately owned Mediaset with 3 national terrestrial stations; a large number of private stations and Sky Italia - a satellite TV network; RAI operates 3 AM/FM nationwide radio stations; about 1,300 commercial radio stations
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total: 46,305,301
percent of population: 74.39% (July 2018 est.)
total: 17,470,489
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 28.06 (2019 est.)
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