Telecommunications in the Czech Republic explained

There are telecommunications in the Czech Republic.

Office

There is a Czech Telecommunication Office (Czech: Český Telekomunikační Úřad) called CTU.[1] [2]

Companies

Telecom companies have included České Radiokomunikace, O2 Czech Republic (formerly Telefonica O2 Czech Republic),[3] Vodafone Czech Republic (formerly Oskar Mobil a.s.), CETIN, CS Link, Eurotel, Skylink and Telekom Austria Czech Republic.

Telephones

See also: Telephone numbers in the Czech Republic. The number of main line telephones in use was 3,741,492 in 1998,[4] 3.869 million in 2000,[5] 3.626 million in 2003,[6] 2.888 million in 2006,[7] and 1,294,806 in 2021.[8] The number of mobile cellular phones was 965,476 in 1998,[4] 4.346 million in 2000,[5] 9.708 million in 2003,[6] and 13.075 million in 2007.[7]

Copper subscriber systems have been improved with Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) equipment to accommodate Internet and other digital signals. Trunk systems include fibre-optic cable and microwave radio relay.[5]

Television

See main article: Television in the Czech Republic. There were 3,428,817 televisions in December 1999[9] and 3,405,834 televisions in December 2000.[10] There were 150 television broadcast stations and 1,434 repeaters in 2000.[5]

Radio

See main article: List of radio stations in the Czech Republic. There were 3,173,856 radios in December 1999,[9] and 3,159,134 radios in December 2000.[10] In 2000, the radio broadcast stations were AM 31, FM 304 and shortwave 17.[5] In 1999, they were AM 21, FM 199 and shortwave 1.[9]

Internet

See main article: Internet in the Czech Republic. The number of internet users was 2.69 million in 2001,[5] 5.1 million in 2005,[11] 4.4 million in 2007[7] and 7.6 million in 2012.[12] There were 35 Internet Service Providers in 1999,[9] and more than three hundred in 2000.[5]

The internet country code is .cz.[5]

References

Notes and References

  1. Federal Communications Commission, Second IBDR Report, DA 11-732, p 7429.
  2. https://ctu.gov.cz/ CTU
  3. Plunkett's Telecommunications Industry Almanac, Telefonica O2 Czech Republic and Ceske Radiokomunikace
  4. [CIA World Factbook|The World Factbook 2000]
  5. [CIA World Factbook|The World Factbook 2004]
  6. [CIA World Factbook|The World Factbook 2005]
  7. [CIA World Factbook|The World Factbook 2009]
  8. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/about/archives/2023/countries/czechia/ Czechia
  9. [CIA World Factbook|The World Factbook 2000]
  10. [CIA World Factbook|The World Factbook 2001]
  11. [CIA World Factbook|The World Factbook 2007]
  12. http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Documents/statistics/2013/Individuals_Internet_2000-2012.xls ITU

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