Telecommunications

Cyta, the state-owned telecommunications company manages most Telecommunications and Internet connections on the island. However, following the recent liberalization of the sector, a few private telecommunications companies have emerged. This article is about the Cypriot Telecommunication Authority. ... Telecommunication involves the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... In general, liberalization refers to a relaxation of previous government restrictions, usually in areas of social or economic policy. ...

Telephones - main lines in use: 418,400 (2004)

Companies that offer land-based telecommunication services:

• Cyta
• Cablenet
• TelePassport
• OTEnet Telecom
• PrimeTel

Telephones - mobile cellular: 640,500 (2004) This article is about the Cypriot Telecommunication Authority. ... Cablenet is a privately-owned telecommunications carrier which operates a national Hybrid Fibre Coaxial network and a cutting-edge national intra-city fiber backbone. ...

Companies that offer mobile cellural services:

• CytaMobile/Vodafone (a subsidiary of Cyta and Vodafone)
• Areeba Cyprus - now renamed to MTN Cyprus (as of September 1, 2007)

Telephone system: Excellent in Cyprus
domestic: open wire, fiber-optic cable, and microwave radio relay
international: tropospheric scatter; 3 coaxial and 5 fiber-optic submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 2 Eutelsat, 2 Intersputnik, and 1 Arabsat This article is about the Cypriot Telecommunication Authority. ... Vodafone Group Plc is a mobile network operator headquartered in Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK. It is the largest mobile telecommunications network company in the world by turnover and has a market value of about £84. ... MTN can refer to: MTN Group, a major South Africa-based mobile telephone network operator active in many African and Middle Eastern countries Maritime Telecommunications Network, A mobile phone network that operates on sea vessels like cruise liners. ...

Broadcasting

The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) (Greek ΡΙΚ) is the main broadcaster in Cyprus, although there are also privately owned radio and TV stations. A TV channel from Greek state broadcaster ERT is also available. The British Forces Broadcasting Service also operates radio and TV stations, although the TV signal is now confined to the Sovereign Base Areas or encrypted for copyright reasons. The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (Ραδιοφωνικό Ίδρυμα Κύπρου) or CyBC (ΡΙΚ) is Cyprus public broadcasting service, transmitting island-wide on four radio and two television channels. ... Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi (Ελληνική Ραδιοφωνία Τηλεόραση — Hellenic Broadcasting [and] Television) is Greeces state-owned public television broadcasting corporation. ... The British Forces Broadcasting Service was established by the British War Office (now Ministry of Defence) in 1943, and today provides radio and television programming for HM Forces, and their dependents worldwide, in Germany, Cyprus, Belize, Canada, Bosnia, Kosovo and the Middle East. ... The UK Sovereign Base Areas are those British military base areas located in countries formerly ruled by the United Kingdom which were retained by it and not handed over when those countries attained independence. ...

Subscriber TV: The first subscription channels in Cyprus were LTV and Alpha, offered by Multichoice since the mid-90s. Some major platforms today are: M-Net (originally an abbreviation for Electronic Media Network) is a subscription-funded television channel in South Africa, established in 1986 by a consortium of newspaper companies. ...

• AthenaSAT, offering approximately 15 channels via satellite
• Cablenet, offering services over their cable network with their triple-play package with over 30 channels
• Nova Cyprus with approximately 35 themed channels via satellite.
• MiVision, offering approximately 30 channels via an ADSL IP-TV platform, and LTV and Alpha
• PrimeTel offers digital TV over ADSL IP-TV offers LTV and Alpha along with 30 other stations.

Radio broadcast stations: AM 7, FM 60, shortwave 1 (1998) Cablenet is a privately-owned telecommunications carrier which operates a national Hybrid Fibre Coaxial network and a cutting-edge national intra-city fiber backbone. ... miVsion logo CYTA (Cyprus Telecommunications Authority) has recently introduced miVision - a pioneering IPTV service that fulfils all the customer’s needs in terms of entertainment, information and communication . ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

Radios: 310,000 (1997) For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

Television broadcast stations: 4 plus 225 low-power repeaters

Televisions: 248,000 (1997) For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

List of public TV stations:

• ΡΙΚ1 (CyBC 1st channel - island-wide coverage)
• ΡΙΚ2 (CyBC 2nd channel - island-wide coverage)
• ANT1 (private - island-wide coverage)
• MEGA Channel (private - island-wide coverage)
• SIGMA TV (private - island-wide coverage)
• FRED TV (private - Nicosia local coverage)
• VOX TV (private - Larnaca local coverage)
• Extra TV (private - Limassol local coverage)
• Paphos TV (private - Paphos local coverage)
• Omega (private - Paphos local coverage)

Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a popular television station in Greece. ...

Internet

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 11 (2006)

ADSL technology (up to 4 Mbit/s) is available in most urban and sub-urban areas. In several areas cable connections (up to 10Mbit/sec) are also available. Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) is a form of DSL, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional modem can provide. ...

List of Internet providers in Cyprus:

• Cytanet
• CableNet
• Logosnet
• Netway
• OTEnet Telecom
• Spidernet
• Wavespeed
• PrimeTel
• Valicom
• Inter Sat, Internet & Satellite Services
• AvacomNet
• ThunderWorx

An ISP comparison website exists at CyprusBroadband.net Netway is a digital set-top box product to be offered by Reliance Infocomm that has been in field trials for over a year in Navi Mumbai, India and is expected to launch soon. ... ISP may mean: Internet service provider, an organization that offers users access to the Internet and related services. ...

International codes

Country codes: CY Country calling code: 357 This is a list of country calling codes, also known as international direct dialing (IDD) codes, which are needed to access international telephone services. ...