Slovenia Communications 2021, CIA World Factbook

total subscriptions: 707,059

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 33.63 (2019 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

total subscriptions: 2,511,979

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 119.48 (2019 est.)

Telecommunication systems

general assessment: well-developed telecom infrastructure with sound regulatory intervention; increase in Internet community utilizing e-government, e-commerce, and e-health; government funds to improve broadband to more municipalities; high mobile penetration rate retaining customers with bundled products; extensive reach of 5G; FttP to 90% of premises; importer of broadcasting equipment from neighboring Central Europe (2021) (2020)

domestic: fixed-line 34 per 100 and mobile-cellular 121 per 100 teledensity (2019)

international: country code - 386 (2016)

note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became evident, and received some support from governments

Broadcast media

public TV broadcaster, Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV), operates a system of national and regional TV stations; 35 domestic commercial TV stations operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 60% of households are connected to multi-channel cable TV; public radio broadcaster operates 3 national and 4 regional stations; more than 75 regional and local commercial and non-commercial radio stations

Internet country code

.si

Internet users

total: 1,676,445

percent of population: 79.75% (July 2018 est.)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

total: 627,939

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 29.87 (2019 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Slovenia on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Slovenia 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Slovenia 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.