Communications in San Marino
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Television and Radio
San Marino has only one television networkTelevision network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
, San Marino RTV
San Marino RTV (TV channel)
San Marino RTV is the television station of San Marino RTV, the national public service broadcaster of San Marino.The channel mostly shows self-produced entertainment programming. It is also part of Eurovision Network and the Italian television syndication K2...
, which is owned by a company with the same name. In 1997, there were approximately 9,000 televisions in the country.
San Marino has two radio networks, Radio San Marino and Radio San Marino Classic, also owned by San Marino RTV. In 1997, there were approximately 16,000 radios in San Marino.
Internet
In 2010 there were 17,000 internetInternet
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users in San Marino. San Marino's internet domain is .sm
.sm
.sm is the Internet country code top-level domain for San Marino.-External links:* *...
.
Telephone
There are no telephone providersTelephone company
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in San Marino, instead using the Italian
Italy
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system. In 2002 there were 20,600 landlines in use, as well as 16,800 mobile phones.
See also
- San MarinoSan MarinoSan Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino...