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Total subscriptions: 1,302,316 (2017 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18 (2017 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 69
Total subscriptions: 8,532,908 (2017 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 120 (2017 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 96
General assessment: Inherited an extensive but antiquated telecommunications network from the Soviet era; quality has improved with a modern digital trunk line now connecting switching centers in most of the regions; remaining areas are connected by digital microwave radio relay; Bulgaria has a mature mobile market with active competition (2017)
Domestic: Fixed-line 18 per 100 persons, Â mobile-cellular teledensity, fostered by multiple service providers, is over 120 telephones per 100 persons (2017)
International: Country code - 359; submarine cable provides connectivity to Ukraine and Russia; a combination submarine cable and land fiber-optic system provides connectivity to Italy, Albania, and Macedonia; satellite earth stations - 3 (1 Intersputnik in the Atlantic Ocean region, 2 Intelsat in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions) (2016)