Telephones 2,773,293 (1993 est.)

Telephone system almost two-thirds of the lines are residential; 67% of Sofia households have telephones (November 1988 est.)
domestic: extensive but antiquated transmission system of coaxial cable and microwave radio relay; telephone service is available in most villages
international: direct dialing to 36 countries; satellite earth stations - 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean Region); Intelsat available through a Greek earth station

Radio broadcast stations AM 20, FM 15, shortwave 0

Radios NA

Television broadcast stations 29 (Russian repeater in Sofia 1)

Televisions 2.1 million (May 1990 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Bulgaria on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bulgaria Communications 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bulgaria Communications 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.