Telecommunications in Croatia covers fixed and mobile telephones, radio, television, and the Internet.
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- Main lines in use: 1.9 million (2009; 15 years ago (2009)).
- Mobile cellular: 6.0 million (2009; 15 years ago (2009)).
- Mobile operators:
- Hrvatski Telekom (prefixes +38598, +38599; GSM 900 MHz and 1800 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz and 900 MHz, LTE 800 MHz and 1800 MHz, 2,273,000 users as at December 2018; 6 years ago (2018-12)[1])
- A1 (prefix +38591; GSM 900 MHz and 1800 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz and 900 MHz, LTE 800 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2600 MHz, 2,100,000 users)[2]
- Tele2 (prefix +38595; GSM 1800 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz and 900 MHz, 897,000 users at the end of 2018; 6 years ago (2018)[3])
- Mobile virtual network operator:
- bonbon (prefix +385977 and +385976; uses Hrvatski Telekom's network)
- Tomato (prefix +38592; uses A1's network)
- Telephone system (2015; 9 years ago (2015)):
- domestic:
- all local lines are digital;
- main operator: Hrvatski Telekom (owned by Deutsche Telekom);
- other operators: Iskon, Optima Telekom.
- international:
- country code - +385
- digital international service is provided through the main switch in Zagreb;
- Croatia participates in the Trans-Asia-Europe (TEL) fiber-optic 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.
- Radio broadcast stations: FM 150 (May 2020; 4 years ago (2020-05)).
- Radios: 3.5 million (2006; 18 years ago (2006)).
- Television free-to-air terrestrial stations: 29 (February 2024; 10 months ago (2024-02)).
- Televisions: 3.2 million (2006; 18 years ago (2006)).
- Top-level domain: .hr, administered by the Croatian Academic and Research Network (CARNET).[4]
- Internet users:
- 2.8 million users, 80th in the world; 63.0% of the population, 59th in the world (2012; 12 years ago (2012));[5][6]
- 2.2 million users (2009; 15 years ago (2009)).[4]
- Fixed broadband: 909,090 subscriptions, 58th in the world; 20.3% of the population, 48th in the world (2012; 12 years ago (2012)).[5][7]
- Wireless broadband: 2.3 million subscribers, 60th in the world; 52.3% of the population, 26th in the world (2012; 12 years ago (2012)).[8]
- Internet hosts: 729,420 hosts, 50th in the world (2012; 12 years ago (2012)).[4]
- IPv4: 2.0 million addresses allocated, less than 0.05% of the world total, 455.9 addresses per 1000 people (2012; 12 years ago (2012)).[9][10]
- Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 41 (2006; 18 years ago (2006)).[citation needed]
- This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook (2024 ed.). CIA.
"Communications: Croatia", World Factbook, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, January 28, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-01-28). Retrieved February 1, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-02-01).