Communications in Montenegro
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[edit] Telephony
[edit] Fixed telephony
- Telephones - main lines in use: 177,663 (2005)
Services provided by T-Com Montenegro (Owned by Crnogorski Telekom) and MTEL (Owned by Telekom Srbija and Ogalar B.V.)
[edit] Mobile telephony
- Telephones - mobile cellular: 1,089,140 (February 2008)[1]
Montenegro currently has the highest penetration of GSM telephony in Europe at 175,63%. Services are provided by three GSM operators, ProMonte (Owned by Telenor), T-Mobile Montenegro (Owned by Crnogorski Telekom) and m:tel (Owned by Telekom Srbija and Ogalar). All providers have national coverage, and provide advanced services. 3G telephony began operations in the summer of 2007, with all three operators implementing 3G technology.
[edit] Internet
- Internet users: 50,000 (2004)
Internet services are provided mostly by T-Com Montenegro. In addition to dial-up access, in 2005 it started offering ADSL service.
[edit] Broadband access
ADSL became available in Montenegro in 2005. So far, the sole provider of ADSL services in Montenegro is Crnogorski Telekom. It is becoming increasingly popular option, for the prices are almost the same as if the dial-up access is used.
WiMAX access is available only in Podgorica, and soon will be enabled for the rest of Montenegro
[edit] .me top level domain
.me, the top level domain for Montenegro, is currently (May 2008) in its “national sunrise” phase. Next are the “general sunrise” and “land rush” periods. Then, starting in July 2008, applications will be processed on a “first come, first served” basis.[1]
[edit] Broadcast
- Radio broadcast stations: 31 (2004)
- Television broadcast stations: 13 (2004)
RTCG is the state-owned public broadcaster with nationwide coverage. Other privately owned television broadcast stations mostly cover major cities in Montenegro.
