Telecommunications in Austria
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In terms of television, there are 45 broadcast stations, with in excess of 1000 repeaters. Fibre-optic coverage is extensive and a full range of telephone AT&T Communications and internet services are available via the network.
These serve the 4.25 million televisions in the country (by 1997 figures). The largest broadcasting Telecommunications in Austria cooperations are: Albania · Andorra · Armenia1 · Austria · Azerbaijan1 · Belarus · Belgium · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus1 · Czech Republic · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Georgia1 · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland · Ireland · Italy · Kazakhstan2 · Latvia · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Macedonia · Malta · Moldova · Monaco · Montenegro · Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Russia2 · San Marino · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · Telecommunications in Austria Switzerland · Turkey2 · Ukraine · United Kingdom Abkhazia1 · Kosovo · Nagorno-Karabakh1 · Northern Cyprus1 · South Ossetia1 · Transnistria Adjara1 · Adygea · Akrotiri and Dhekelia · Åland · Azores · Bashkortostan · Chechnya · Chuvashia · Crimea · Dagestan · Faroe Islands · Gagauzia · Gibraltar · Guernsey · Ingushetia · Jan Mayen · Jersey · Kabardino-Balkaria · Kalmykia · Karachay-Cherkessia · Republic of Karelia · Komi Republic · Madeira · Isle of Man · Mari El · Mordovia · Nakhchivan1 · North Ossetia-Alania · Telecommunications in Austria Republika Srpska · Svalbard · Tatarstan · Udmurtia · Vojvodina . SDSL and mobile phone access is also available. The main ISP s in Austria are: Telekom Austria offering cable services in the area around Vienna. Some cable and DSL contracts offer reductions for university students. Typical speeds are 10Mbit Download and 1Mbit Upload over DSL, and up to 30Mbit Download and 2Mbit Upload over Cable.
In 1997, there were 6.08 million radios in Austria. There are 37 internet service providers in Austria, serving 3.7 million internet users. The telephone system is well developed and efficient and domestically, there are 48 main lines to every 100 people.
Additionally, there are around 600 very small aperture terminals, as of 2002. The Austrian mobile phone market is highly competitive, with some of the cheapest rates in Europe. However, mobile services employing UMTS/HSDPA are rapidly gaining ground due to fierce market competition.
The country code for Austria is AT , the ccTLD is .at . As of 2004, Austria possesses around four million main telephone lines, of which 3.6 million are analogue main lines, with a further 400 000 Integrated Services Digital Network connections. The original area codes allocated to each operator can no longer be used to determine which network a subscriber is registered with. Internet in Austria is typically received over DSL and cable.
In terms of international communications, Austria has 2 Intelsat satellite earth stations (one Atlantic Ocean and one Indian Ocean), and one Eutelsat satellite earth station. Additionally, there are 300 000 Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Lines.
In terms of mobile telecom, in 2005, there were 8,153,900 mobile telephones in use. This article concerns the systems of telecommunication in Austria.
This network was switched off at the end of the 1990s. Second Generation Networks There are three nationwide GSM networks which also support additional brands and MVNOs. Third Generation Networks Mobile number portability has been introduced 2008, allowing users to retain their mobile phone numbers when switching between network operators. Due to the geographical structures of Austria (Mountains, Flat lands, Lakes) many providers use it as a Testing Range for new services. First Generation Networks D-Netz by Austrian Telekom.
