Telephones - main lines in use: 12.458 million (2004)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 29.26 million (2005)
Telephone system: general assessment: modernization of the telecommunications network has accelerated
with market based competition finalized in 2003; fixed-line service, dominated by the former state-owned company,
is dwarfed by the growth in wireless telephony domestic: wireless service, available since 1993 (GSM service available
since 1996) and provided by three nation-wide networks, has grown rapidly in response to the weak fixed-line coverage;
third generation UMTS service available in urban areas; cellular coverage is generally good with more gaps in the east;
fixed-line service is growing slowly and still lags in rural areas international: country code - 48; international direct dialing
with automated exchanges; satellite earth station - 1 (Intelsat, Eutelsat, Inmarsat, and Intersputnik)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 14, FM 777, shortwave 1 (1998)
Television broadcast stations: 40 (2006)
Internet country code: .pl
Internet hosts: 366,898 (2005)
Internet users: 10.6 million (2005)