Telecommunications in Croatia
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Telecommunications in Croatia covers fixed and mobile telephones, radio, television, and the Internet.
Telephones
Main lines in use: 1.9 million (2009 (2009)).
Mobile cellular: 6.0 million (2009 (2009)).
Mobile operators:
Hrvatski Telekom (prefixes +38598, +38599; GSM 900 MHz and 1800 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz and 900 MHz, LTE 800 MHz and 1800 MHz, 2,273,000 users as at December 2018 (2018-12))
A1 (prefix +38591; GSM 900 MHz and 1800 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz and 900 MHz, LTE 800 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2600 MHz, 2,100,000 users)
Telemach (prefix +38595; GSM 1800 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz and 900 MHz, 897,000 users at the end of 2018 (2018))
Mobile virtual network operator:
bonbon (prefix +385977 and +385976; uses Hrvatski Telekom's network)
Tomato (prefix +38592; uses A1's network)
Telephone system (2015 (2015)):
domestic:
all local lines are digital;
main operator: Hrvatski Telekom (owned by Deutsche Telekom);
other operators: Iskon, Optima Telekom.
international:
country code - +385
digital international service is provided through the main switch in Zagreb;
Croatia participates in the Trans-Asia-Europe (TEL) fiber-optic project, which consists of two fiber-optic trunk connections with Slovenia and a fiber-optic trunk line from Rijeka to Split and Dubrovnik;
Croatia is also investing in ADRIA 1, a joint fiber-optic project with Germany, Albania, and Greece.
Radio and television
Radio broadcast stations: FM 152 (January 2026 (2026-01)).
Television free-to-air terrestrial stations: 28 (January 2026 (2026-01)).
Internet
Top-level domain: .hr, administered by the Croatian Academic and Research Network (CARNET).
Internet users:
2.8 million users, 80th in the world; 63.0% of the population, 59th in the world (2012 (2012));
2.2 million users (2009 (2009)).
Fixed broadband: 909,090 subscriptions, 58th in the world; 20.3% of the population, 48th in the world (2012 (2012)).
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