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Average cost of local call
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0.11 |
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[36th of 151]
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Cinema attendance
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1,375,000 |
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[59th of 78]
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Cinemas
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115 |
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[46th of 68]
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DVD region
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5 |
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[39th of 171]
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Newspapers
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26 |
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[26th of 67]
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Number of PCs
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501 |
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[65th of 169]
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Radios
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1,760,000 |
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[91st of 221]
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Telephone subscribers per employee
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586.53
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[28th of 191]
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Telephone system > Domestic
3 wireless service providers including Lattelekom, the incumbent monopoly |
Telephone system > General assessment
recent efforts focused on bringing competition to the telecommunications sector, beginning in 2003; the number of fixed lines is decreasing as wireless telephony expands |
Telephone system > International
country code - 371; the Latvian network is now connected via fiber optic cable to Estonia, Finland, and Sweden |
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Telephone system > Regulation
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1992 |
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Telephone systems > Privatisation
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1994 |
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Telephones > Main lines in use
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731,000
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[85th of 225]
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Telephones > Mobile cellular
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1,872,000
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[86th of 220]
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Television broadcast stations
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44
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[42nd of 220]
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Television standard > UHF
PAL G/SEC K |
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Television standard > VHF
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PAL B/SEC D |
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Televisions
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1,220,000 |
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[75th of 215]
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Website defacements
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4 |
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[89th of 129]
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SOURCES: ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003; Amazon.com; ITU; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
; ITU-BDT Telecommunications Regulatory Database; Tenlab May 2002; attrition.org
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Latvia, Republic of Latvia, Latvijas Republika, Latvija
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