Page last updated on January 31, 2014

Telephones - main lines in use: 501,000 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 97
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
2.31 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 139
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: recent efforts focused on bringing competition to the telecommunications sector; the number of fixed lines is decreasing as mobile-cellular telephone service expands
domestic: number of telecommunications operators has grown rapidly since the fixed-line market opened to competition in 2003; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership roughly 150 per 100 persons
international: country code - 371; the Latvian network is now connected via fiber optic cable to Estonia, Finland, and Sweden (2008)

Broadcast media:
several national and regional commercial TV stations are foreign-owned, 2 national TV stations are publicly owned; system supplemented by privately owned regional and local TV stations; cable and satellite multi-channel TV services with domestic and foreign broadcasts available; publicly owned broadcaster operates 4 radio networks with dozens of stations throughout the country; dozens of private broadcasters also operate radio stations (2007)

Internet country code:
.lv

Internet hosts:
359,604 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 58
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
1.504 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 81
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]