Telecommunications in Liechtenstein

The Erbi transmitter in Vaduz

This article concerns the systems ofcommunications in Liechtenstein.Liechtensteinpossesses a number of modern communications systems, some of which are shared with the neighbouring country ofSwitzerland.The country code and top-level domain for Liechtenstein is.li.

Telephone and internet

Liechtenstein's automatic telephone system is connected to theSwisstelephone networks via cable and microwave radio relay systems. There are 20,072 main line telephones in the country served by the network. In April 1999, Liechtenstein ceased to be a part of theSwiss telephone numbering plan,in which the country used the Swiss area code "075", opting instead to have a uniquecountry calling code,"+423".There are 44internet service providersin Liechtenstein and Switzerland combined.

Radio and television

There are fourFMradio broadcast stations in Liechtenstein serving 21,000radios.The television broadcast system is linked to theSwiss networks,with the Swiss services serving 12,000 televisions in Liechtenstein.

References

Much of the content of this article is adapted from theCIA World Factbook.