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Average cost of local call
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0.01 |
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[151st of 151]
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Cinema attendance
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12,470,000 |
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[35th of 78]
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Cinemas
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3,780 |
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[4th of 68]
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DVD region
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5 |
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[64th of 171]
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Newspapers
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20 |
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[30th of 67]
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Radios
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3,020,000 |
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[77th of 221]
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Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes
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1.9 $
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...
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[46th of 142]
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Telephone employees, total
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26,662
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...
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[15th of 194]
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Telephone faults > per 100 mainlines
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23.14 per 100 mainlines
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...
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[18th of 134]
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Telephone mainlines
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3,284,272
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...
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[39th of 202]
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Telephone subscribers
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7,382,269
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...
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[47th of 199]
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Telephone subscribers per employee
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203.1
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...
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[79th of 191]
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Telephone system > Domestic
fixed line penetration is improving although rural areas continue to be underserved; 4 GSM wireless networks are experiencing rapid growth; strict government controls on telecommunications technologies |
Telephone system > General assessment
Belarus lags behind its neighbors in upgrading telecommunications infrastructure; state-owned Beltelcom, is the sole provider of fixed line local and long distance service; modernization of the network to digital switching progressing slowly |
Telephone system > International
country code - 375; Belarus is a member of the Trans-European Line (TEL), Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic line, and has access to the Trans-Siberia Line (TSL); 3 fiber-optic segments provide connectivity to Latvia, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine; worldwide service is available to Belarus through this infrastructure; additional analog lines to Russia; Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Intersputnik earth stations |
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Telephones > Main lines in use
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3,284,300
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[44th of 225]
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Telephones > Mobile cellular
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4,098,000
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[66th of 220]
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Television broadcast stations
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47
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[40th of 220]
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Televisions
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2,520,000 |
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[58th of 215]
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Website defacements
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3 |
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[96th of 129]
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