Telecommunications in the Netherlands
overview of telecommunications in the Netherlands
This article is intended to give an overview of telecommunications in the Netherlands.
The postal service in the Netherlands is performed by PostNL in most cases—which has, as of 2008, a monopoly on letters lighter than 50 g. The monopoly is planned to expire in 2009. PostNL's competitors include Selekt Mail and Sandd. Post offices that are owned by Postbank and TNT Post have been earmarked for closure between 2008 and 2013.
Postal codes in the Netherlands are formed of four digits then two letters (in capitals), separated by a space—1234 AB, for example.
Telephone
Telephones - main lines in use:
8,000,000 (2007)
Telephones - mobile cellular subscribers:
17,200,000 (2007)
Telephone system:
general assessment: highly developed and well maintained
domestic: extensive fixed-line fiber-optic network; cellular telephone system is one of the largest in Europe with three major network operators utilizing the third generation of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM).
international:
9 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean), 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions) (2004)
Area codes
010 – Rotterdam
0111 – Zierikzee
0113 – Goes
0114 – Hulst
0115 – Terneuzen
0117 – Oostburg
0118 – Middelburg
013 – Tilburg
015 – Delft
0161 – Rijen
0162 – Oosterhout
0164 – Bergen op Zoom
0165 – Roosendaal
0166 – Tholen
0167 – Steenbergen
0168 – Zevenbergen
0172 – Alphen aan den Rijn
0174 – Naaldwijk
0180 – Ridderkerk
0181 – Spijkenisse
0182 – Gouda
0183 – Gorinchem
0184 – Sliedrecht
0186 – Oud-Beijerland
0187 – Middelharnis
020 – Amsterdam
0222 – Texel
0223 – Den Helder
0224 – Schagen
0226 – Noord-Scharwoude
0227 – Middenmeer
0228 – Enkhuizen
0229 – Hoorn
023 – Haarlem
024 – Nijmegen
0251 – Beverwijk
0252 – Hillegom
0255 – IJmuiden
026 – Arnhem
0294 – Weesp
0297 – Aalsmeer
0299 – Purmerend
030 – Utrecht
0313 – Dieren
0314 – Doetinchem
0315 – Terborg
0316 – Zevenaar
0317 – Wageningen
0318 – Ede
0320 – Lelystad
0321 – Dronten
033 – Amersfoort
0341 – Harderwijk
0342 – Barneveld
0343 – Doorn
0344 – Tiel
0345 – Culemborg
0346 – Maarssen
0347 – Vianen
0348 – Woerden
035 – Hilversum
036 – Almere
038 – Zwolle
040 – Eindhoven
0411 – Boxtel
0412 – Oss
0413 – Veghel
0416 – Waalwijk
0418 – Zaltbommel
043 – Maastricht
045 – Heerlen
046 – Sittard
0475 – Roermond
0478 – Venray
0481 – Bemmel
0485 – Cuijk
0486 – Grave
0487 – Druten
0488 – Zetten
0492 – Helmond
0493 – Deurne
0495 – Weert
0497 – Reusel
0499 – Best
050 – Groningen
0511 – Veenwouden
0512 – Drachten
0513 – Heerenveen
0514 – Balk
0515 – Sneek
0516 – Oosterwolde
0517 – Franeker
0518 – St.
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