Telecommunications in Croatia covers fixed and mobile telephones, radio, television, and the Internet.
Telephones Main lines in use: 1.9 million (2009 (2009)). Mobile cellular: 6.0 million (2009 (2009)). Mobile operators: Hrvatski Telekom (prefixes +38598, +38599; GSM 900 MHz and 1800 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz and 900 MHz, LTE 800 MHz and 1800 MHz, 2,273,000 users as at December 2018 (2018-12)) A1 (prefix +38591; GSM 900 MHz and 1800 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz and 900 MHz, LTE 800 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2600 MHz, 2,100,000 users) Tele2 (prefix +38595; GSM 1800 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz and 900 MHz, 897,000 users at the end of 2018 (2018)) Mobile virtual network operator: bonbon (prefix +385977 and +385976; uses Hrvatski Telekom's network) Tomato (prefix +38592; uses A1's network) Telephone system (2015 (2015)): domestic: all local lines are digital; main operator: Hrvatski Telekom (owned by Deutsche Telekom); other operators: Iskon, Optima Telekom. international: country code - +385 digital international service is provided through the main switch in Zagreb; Croatia participates in the Trans-Asia-Europe (TEL) fiber-optic project, which consists of two fiber-optic trunk connections with Slovenia and a fiber-optic trunk line from Rijeka to Split and Dubrovnik; Croatia is also investing in ADRIA 1, a joint fiber-optic project with Germany, Albania, and Greece.
Radio and television
Radio broadcast stations: FM 152 (January 2026 (2026-01)). Television free-to-air terrestrial stations: 28 (January 2026 (2026-01)).
Internet
Top-level domain: .hr, administered by the Croatian Academic and Research Network (CARNET). Internet users: 2.8 million users, 80th in the world; 63.0% of the population, 59th in the world (2012 (2012)); 2.2 million users (2009 (2009)). Fixed broadband: 909,090 subscriptions, 58th in the world; 20.3% of the population, 48th in the world (2012 (2012)). Wireless broadband: 2.3 million subscribers, 60th in the world; 52.3% of the population, 26th in the world (2012 (2012)). Internet hosts: 729,420 hosts, 50th in the world (2012 (2012)). IPv4: 2.0 million addresses allocated, less than 0.05% of the world total, 455.9 addresses per 1000 people (2012 (2012)). Internet service providers (ISPs): 41 (2006 (2006)).
See also List of radio stations in Croatia
References This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook (2025 ed.). CIA.
External links Hrvatski Telekom A1 (was Vipnet) Telemach (was Tele2 and Optima) Iskon Tomato bonbon Telekom: Croatian telecommunication agency