Communication

Telephony

There is only 1 telephone service provider in Croatia. It is Hrvatski Telecom ( HT ) which is a branch of Deutche Telecom also known as Telecom. It has support of Croatian government and a complete monopoly in Croatia for at least next 2 years.

Telephones - main lines in use: 1.700 million

Telephones - mobile cellular: 87,000 yearend 1998 , however that number has rapidly increased over the last 3 years. Main cause of that is new provider ( VIP ) who came in as a competition to Cronet.

Telephone system:

domestic: replacement of all analog circuits with digital is almost done

international: digital international service is provided through the main switch in Zagreb; Croatia participates in the TEL project which consists of two fiber-optic trunk connections with Slovenia and a fiber-optic trunk line from Rijeka to Split and Dubrovnik; Croatia is also investing in ADRIA 1, a joint fiber-optic project with Germany, Albania, and Greece

Internet

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 4 (1999)

Number of ISPs has increased since 1999. It is important to mention all sorts of Net4Us, which are practically free, and SRCE, which is a part of CARNET and offers access to Internet for high school and collage students at minimum cost.

Media

Radio broadcast stations: AM 16, FM 98, short-wave 5

Television broadcast stations: 36 (plus 321 repeaters) (September 1995)

Radios: 1.51 million (1997)

Televisions: 1.22 million (1997)

Croatia has 1 national Radio - TV station ( HRT ) with 2 radio and 3 TVchannels. All Croats who own a radio or a TV are legally obligated to pay a monthly fee to HRT in amount of 30kn (radio) or 50kn ( TV ).

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