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Telecommunications in the Czech Republic

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There are telecommunications in the Czech Republic.

Office

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Main article: cs:Český telekomunikační úřad

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

Companies

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  • Lubos Lauer. Regulation in Telecommunications in the Czech Republic. Lap Lambert Academic Publishing GmbH KG. 2012. Google
  • F Hesoun. Liberalisation, Regulation and Telecommunication Market in the Czech Republic. Mimeo, Praha. 1994.
  • Kirsten Rodine-Hardy. Global Markets and Government Regulation in Telecommunications. Cambridge University Press. 2013. Pages 8, 26, 37 to 40, 79 to 82, 84, 86 to 88, 90, 91, 97, 98, 100, 101, 103, 104, 106, 108, 112, 119, 124, 125, 166, 171, 179 to 181, 184 and 189.
  • Karl-Ernst Schenk, Jörn Kruse and Jürgen Müller. Telecommunications Take-off in Transition Countries. Avebury. 1997. Google
  • Robert Bruce, Ioannis Kessides and Lothar Kneifel. "Overview of Telecommunications Developments in the Czech Republic". Overcoming Obstacles to Liberalization of the Telecom Sector in Estonia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, and Hungary. World Bank Technical Paper 440. Chapter 5. Pages 25 to 29.
  • "Background Report on Regulatory Reform in the Telecommunications Industry". Regulatory Reform in the Czech Republic. OECD. Page 311 et seq.
  1. ^ Federal Communications Commission, Second IBDR Report, DA 11-732, p 7429.
  2. ^ CTU
  3. ^ Plunkett's Telecommunications Industry Almanac, Telefonica O2 Czech Republic and Ceske Radiokomunikace
  4. ^ a b The World Factbook 2000, p 135.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h The World Factbook 2004, p 147.
  6. ^ a b The World Factbook 2005, p 150.
  7. ^ a b c The World Factbook 2009,p 178.
  8. ^ Czechia. The World Factbook. 19 December 2023.
  9. ^ a b c d The World Factbook 2000, p 136.
  10. ^ a b The World Factbook 2001, p 137.
  11. ^ The World Factbook 2007, p 161.
  12. ^ ITU
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