Internet country code | .ge |
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Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
Total | 986,809 (2021 est.) |
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 25 (2021 est.) |
Internet users | |
Total | 2.888 million (2021 est.) |
Percent of population | 76% (2021 est.) |
Telecommunication systems | |
General assessment | the telecom sector has been attempting for many years to overcome the decades of under-investment in its fixed-line infrastructure during the Soviet era; concerted efforts to privatize state-owned enterprises and open up the telecom market have been mostly successful, with a large number of operators now competing in both the fixed-line and the mobile segments; Georgia’s government moved fast following the collapse of the Soviet Union to liberalize the country’s telecom market; this resulted in a relatively high number of operators competing in the under-developed fixed-line segment as well as in the emerging mobile market; the mobile and mobile broadband segments have both demonstrated solid growth in 2021; this upturn follows a significant contraction in subscriber numbers as well as revenue during 2020 due to the Covid-19 crisis; funding has continued to flow into mobile ventures, with the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) preparing for 5G (2024) |
Domestic | Fixed-line subscriptions 8 per 100, mobile-cellular tele density roughly 156 per 100 persons (2022) |
International | Country code - 995; landing points for the Georgia-Russia, Diamond Link Global, and Caucasus Cable System fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Russia, Romania and Bulgaria; international service is available by microwave, landline, and satellite through the Moscow switch; international electronic mail and telex service are available (2019) |
Telephones - fixed lines | |
Total subscriptions | 301,000 (2022 est.) |
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 8 (2022 est.) |
Telephones - mobile cellular | |
Total subscriptions | 5.844 million (2022 est.) |
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 156 (2022 est.) |
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