|
Average cost of local call
|
0.01 |
|
[149th of 151]
|
|
Cinema attendance
|
19,054,000 |
|
[22nd of 78]
|
|
Cinemas
|
1,416 |
|
[9th of 68]
|
|
DVD region
|
5 |
|
[28th of 171]
|
|
Films produced
|
120 |
|
[10th of 50]
|
|
Number of PCs
|
19,010 |
|
[9th of 169]
|
|
Radios
|
61,500,000 |
|
[8th of 221]
|
Telephone system > Domestic cross-country digital trunk lines run from Saint Petersburg to Khabarovsk, and from Moscow to Novorossiysk; the telephone systems in 60 regional capitals have modern digital infrastructures; cellular services, both analog and digital, are available in many areas; in rural areas, the telephone services are still outdated, inadequate, and low density |
Telephone system > General assessment the telephone system is experiencing significant changes; there are more than 1,000 companies licensed to offer communication services; access to digital lines has improved, particularly in urban centers; Internet and e-mail services are improving; Russia has made progress toward building the telecommunications infrastructure necessary for a market economy; the estimated number of mobile subscribers jumped from fewer than 1 million in 1998 to 120 million in 2005; a large demand for main line service remains unsatisfied, but fixed-line operators continue to grow their services |
Telephone system > International country code - 7; Russia is connected internationally by 3 undersea fiber-optic cables; digital switches in several cities provide more than 50,000 lines for international calls; satellite earth stations provide access to Intelsat, Intersputnik, Eutelsat, Inmarsat, and Orbita systems |
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Telephone systems > Privatisation
|
1997 |
|
|
|
Telephones > Main lines in use
|
40,100,000
|
|
[7th of 225]
|
|
Telephones > Mobile cellular
|
120,000,000
|
|
[3rd of 220]
|
|
Television broadcast stations
|
7,306
|
|
[1st of 220]
|
Television standard > UHF SECAM K |
|
Television standard > VHF
|
SECAM D |
|
|
|
Televisions
|
60,500,000 |
|
[5th of 215]
|
|
Website defacements
|
112 |
|
[18th of 129]
|
|
World music market > Album Sales Share
|
2.0-2.9% |
|
|
|
World music market > Value share
|
0.5-1.4% |
|
|