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Telephones - main lines in use:
2.96 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 51
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
11.58 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 72
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: the telephone system has been modernized; the system is digital and highly automated; trunk services are carried by fiber-optic cable and digital microwave radio relay; a program for fiber-optic subscriber connections was initiated in 1996
domestic: competition among mobile-cellular service providers has led to a sharp increase in the use of mobile-cellular phones since 2000 and a decrease in the number of fixed-line connections
international: country code - 36; Hungary has fiber-optic cable connections with all neighboring countries; the international switch is in Budapest; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean regions), 1 Inmarsat, 1 very small aperture terminal (VSAT) system of ground terminals (2011)

Broadcast media:
mixed system of state-supported public service broadcast media and private broadcasters; the 3 publicly owned TV channels and the 2 main privately owned TV stations are the major national broadcasters; a large number of special interest channels; highly developed market for satellite and cable TV services with about two-thirds of viewers utilizing their services; 3 state-supported public-service radio networks and 2 major national commercial stations; a large number of local stations including commercial, public service, nonprofit, and community radio stations; digital transition postponed to the end of 2014 (2007)

Internet country code:
.hu

Internet hosts:
3.145 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 33
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
6.176 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 41
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]