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This article is intended to give an overview oftelecommunications in theNetherlands.
The postal service in the Netherlands is performed byPostNL in most cases—which has, as of 2008, a monopoly on letters lighter than 50g.[1] The monopoly is planned to expire in 2009.[1] PostNL's competitors include Selekt Mail andSandd.[2][3] Post offices that are owned byPostbank and TNT Post have been earmarked for closure between 2008 and 2013.[4][5]
Postal codes in the Netherlands are formed of four digits then two letters (in capitals), separated by a space—1234 AB, for example.
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 - 3Intelsat (1Indian Ocean and 2Atlantic Ocean), 1Eutelsat, and 1Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions) (2004)
Starting with
Radio broadcast stations:AM 4, FM 58, shortwave 3 (1998)
Radios:15.3 million (1996)
Television broadcast stations:25
Televisions:6.700.000 (2002, CBS)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):33 (2007)
Country code (Top level domain):.nl
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