Georgia
3.5 Georgia Telecommunications

Georgia Telecommunications 

For information on Georgia Telecommunications Systems contact details, please see the following link: 

4.8 Georgia Additional Service Provision Contact List

Land Line Telephones in use: 554,000 (1995)
Mobile Cellular Telephones in use: 2,400,000 (2007)

Telephone System: Domestic

Country has three cellular telephone networks of GSM 900 and 1800 standard and two UMTS 2100 standard:

The cellular network market counts more than 2,000,000 registered customers total (commercially active number is not known). By 2005 the coverage extends up to 95% of its populated territory.

  • Urban areas 20 telephones/100 people
  • Rural areas 4 telephones/100 people
  • Intercity, a fiber-optic line connects Tbilisi to Kutaisi (Georgia's 2nd largest city)

Telephone System: International

Georgia and Russia are working on a fiber-optic line between Pot'i and Sochi (Russia). At present the international service is available by microwave, landline, and satellite through the Moscow switch; international electronic mail and telex service available. Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 10 at least (2003), with most of them ADSL/DSL/Cable services. Country code: +995 (Top-level domain): GE

Telephone Services

Is there an existing landline telephone network?

(Yes / No)

Yes

 

Does it allow international calls?

(Yes / No)

Yes

On average, number and length of downtime periods

n/a

Mobile phone providers (List)

Yes

Estimated availability and coverage

(Approximate percentage of national coverage)

95%

For information on Georgia Telecommunications Systems contact details, please see the following link: 

4.8 Georgia Additional Service Provision Contact List

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