Telecommunications in Transnistria

Communications in Moldovan region of Transnistria (internationally recognized as part of Republic of Moldova)

Telephones - main lines in use: 150,000 land lines (est., 2006) (Two operators: JSC Interdnestrcom, Trans-Tele-Com)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 140,000 (est., 2006) (About 71% belong to JSC Interdnestrcom, http://www.idknet.com/, a CDMA operator. The rest are GSM)[1][2]

Telephone system: Digital infrastructure, privatization of all services[3],[4]

Radio broadcast stations: AM 5, FM 6, shortwave N/A (2006)

Radios: N/A

Television broadcast stations: 3 (2 covering all of Transnistria, 1 municipal for Tiraspol and Bender)[5]

Televisions: N/A

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 2 (2005)

Internet users: N/A

Country code (Top-level domain): N/A

Cellphone technology investments

Despite many ecomonic and social difficulties Transnistria has heavily invested in advanced communications technology. In recent years USA electronics Lucent Technologies were contracted to establish wireless high speed digital standard CDMA2000™ 1X for mobile phone and internet users in Transnistria.

The updated network with the third generation (3G) mobile services allows data transmission with the speeds of up to 153 kilobits per second (kbps).

On entering Transnistria, visitors are welcomed automatically by a text message on their phones saying "Welcome to Pridnestrovie.M. Republic".

See also

• Media in Transnistria