Page last updated on February 13, 2013

Telephones - main lines in use:
471,900 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 101
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
1.863 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 142
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: foreign investment in the form of joint business ventures greatly improved telephone service with a wide range of high quality voice, data, and Internet services available
domestic: substantial fiber-optic cable systems carry telephone, TV, and radio traffic in the digital mode; Internet services are widely available; schools and libraries are connected to the Internet, a large percentage of the population files income-tax returns online, and online voting was used for the first time in the 2005 local elections
international: country code - 372; fiber-optic cables to Finland, Sweden, Latvia, and Russia provide worldwide packet-switched service; 2 international switches are located in Tallinn (2011)

Broadcast media:
the publicly-owned broadcaster, Eesti Rahvusringhaaling (ERR), operates 2 TV channels and 5 radio networks; growing number of private commercial radio stations broadcasting nationally, regionally, and locally; fully transitioned to digital television in 2010; national private TV channels expanding service; a range of channels are aimed at Russian-speaking viewers; high penetration rate for cable TV services with more than half of Estonian households connected (2008)

Internet country code:
.ee

Internet hosts:
865,494 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 49
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
971,700 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 102
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]