Georgia Telecommunications
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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:
- MagtiCom Ltd (http://www.magticom.ge/)
- Geocell Ltd (http://www.geocell.ge/)
- Mobitel Beeline (http://www.beeline.ge/)
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 |
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Is there an existing landline telephone network? (Yes / No) |
Yes
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Does it allow international calls? (Yes / No) |
Yes |
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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% |
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