Introduction
How is the communication system in Italy? Here, Broadcast media include two Italian media giants dominate with 3 national terrestrial stations and privately owned companies with 3 national terrestrial stations; a large number of private stations, a satellite TV network; 3 AM/FM nationwide radio stations; about 1,300 commercial radio stations. What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Italy
Internet country code .it
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
Total 18,128,787 (2020 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 30 (2020 est.)
Internet users
Total 44.25 million (2021 est.)
Percent of population 75% (2021 est.)
Telecommunication systems
General assessment Italy’s large telecom market has one of the most progressive fiber sectors in Europe, with regulatory measures encouraging network sharing; regulatory measures have also been introduced to facilitate access to next generation networks (NGNs), and a number of deals have been brokered which enable the main telcoms to provide bundled services to large numbers of the population; Italy’s vibrant mobile market has one of the highest subscription rates in Europe, though the number of subscribers has fallen in recent years as customers respond to attractive off-net pricing which has reduced the financial benefit of having SIM cards from different providers; network companies were among the first in Europe to trial services based on 5G; the high cost also encouraged the regulator in early 2021 to consider extending the licenses by an additional six years (2021)
Domestic 34 per 100 for fixed-line and nearly 132 per 100 for mobile-cellular subscriptions (2021)
International Country code - 39; landing points for Italy-Monaco, Italy-Libya, Italy-Malta, Italy-Greece-1, Italy-Croatia, BlueMed, Janna, FEA, SeaMeWe-3 & 4 & 5, Trapani-Kelibia, Columbus-III, Didon, GO-1, HANNIBAL System, MENA, Bridge International, Malta-Italy Interconnector, Melita1, IMEWE, VMSCS, AAE-1, and OTEGLOBE, submarine cables that provide links to Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia and US; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (with a total of 5 antennas - 3 for Atlantic Ocean and 2 for Indian Ocean) (2019)
Telephones - fixed lines
Total subscriptions 19.982 million (2022 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 34 (2022 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
Total subscriptions 78.503 million (2022 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 133 (2022 est.)
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Italy is found in Southern Europe