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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 stations--3 AM, 4 FM, no TV; 2,000-line automatic telephone exchange; no communications satellite systems
1991 stations--3 AM, 4 FM, no TV; 2,000-line automatic telephone exchange; no communications satellite systems
1992 broadcast stations - 3 AM, 4 FM, no TV; 2,000-line automatic telephone exchange; no communications satellite systems
1993 broadcast stations - 3 AM, 4 FM, no TV; 2,000-line automatic telephone exchange; no communications satellite systems
1994 broadcast stations - 3 AM, 4 FM, no TV; 2,000-line automatic telephone exchange; no communications satellite systems
1995 2,000 telephones; automatic exchange local: NA intercity: tied into Italian system international: uses Italian system
1996 automatic exchange domestic: tied into Italian system international: uses Italian system
1997 automatic exchange domestic: tied into Italian system international: uses Italian system
1998 automatic exchange domestic: tied into Italian system international: uses Italian system
1999 automatic exchange domestic: tied into Italian system international: uses Italian system
2000 automatic exchange domestic: tied into Italian system international: uses Italian system
2001 general assessment: automatic exchange domestic: tied into Italian system international: uses Italian system
2002 general assessment: automatic exchange domestic: tied into Italian system international: uses Italian system
2003 general assessment: automatic exchange domestic: tied into Italian system international: uses Italian system
2004 general assessment: automatic exchange domestic: tied into Italian system international: country code - 39; uses Italian system
2005 general assessment: automatic exchange domestic: tied into Italian system international: country code - 39; uses Italian system
2006 general assessment: automatic digital exchange domestic: connected via fiber optic cable to Telecom Italia network international: country code - 39; uses Italian system
2007 general assessment: automatic digital exchange domestic: connected via fiber optic cable to Telecom Italia network international: country code - 39; uses Italian system
2008 general assessment: automatic digital exchange domestic: connected via fiber optic cable to Telecom Italia network international: country code - 39; uses Italian system
2009 general assessment: automatic digital exchange domestic: connected via fiber optic cable to Telecom Italia network international: country code - 39; uses Italian system
2010 general assessment: automatic digital exchange domestic: connected via fiber optic cable to Telecom Italia network international: country code - 39; uses Italian system
2011 general assessment: automatic digital exchange domestic: connected via fiber optic cable to Telecom Italia network international: country code - 39; uses Italian system
2012 general assessment: automatic digital exchange domestic: connected via fiber optic cable to Telecom Italia network international: country code - 39; uses Italian system
2013 general assessment: automatic digital exchange domestic: connected via fiber optic cable to Telecom Italia network international: country code - 39; uses Italian system (2012)
2014 general assessment: automatic digital exchange domestic: connected via fiber optic cable to Telecom Italia network international: country code - 39; uses Italian system (2012)
2015 general assessment: automatic digital exchange | domestic: connected via fiber optic cable to Telecom Italia network | international: country code - 39; uses Italian system (2012)
2016 general assessment: automatic digital exchange | domestic: connected via fiber-optic cable to Telecom Italia network | international: country code - 39; uses Italian system (2015)
2017 general assessment: automatic digital exchange | domestic: connected via fiber-optic cable to Telecom Italia network | international: country code - 39; uses Italian system (2015)
2018 general assessment: automatic digital exchange (2015) | domestic: connected via fiber-optic cable to Telecom Italia network (2015) | international: country code - 39; uses Italian system (2015)
2019 general assessment: automatic digital exchange (2018) | domestic: connected via fiber-optic cable to Telecom Italia network (2018) | international: country code - 39; uses Italian system
2020 general assessment: automatic digital exchange (2018) | domestic: connected via fiber-optic cable to Telecom Italia network (2018) | international: country code - 39; uses Italian system | note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobi
2021 general assessment: automatic digital exchange (2018) domestic: connected via fiber-optic cable to Telecom Italia network (2018) international: country code - 39; uses Italian system note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fi
2022 general assessment: the Vatican s interior telecommunication system is composed of two strongly integrated sub-system: fixed infrastructure and mobile infrastructure; it is important to note that the mobile communication system has been designed to be capable of using satellite connections so that it is possible to ensure the telecommunication services whenever needed, following the Pastoral travels of the Pope; the telephone system operates through an automatic digital exchange (2020) domestic:
2023 general assessment: the Vatican s interior telecommunication system is composed of two strongly integrated sub-system: fixed infrastructure and mobile infrastructure; it is important to note that the mobile communication system has been designed to be capable of using satellite connections so that it is possible to ensure the telecommunication services whenever needed, following the Pastoral travels of the Pope; the telephone system operates through an automatic digital exchange (2020) domestic:
2024 general assessment: the Vatican s interior telecommunication system is composed of two strongly integrated sub-systems: fixed infrastructure and mobile infrastructure; it is important to note that the mobile communication system has been designed to be capable of using satellite connections so that it is possible to ensure telecommunication services whenever needed, including wherever the Pope travels; the telephone system operates through an automatic digital exchange (2020) domestic: the telep