Country code: ++359

City codes: (only use preceding 0 if inside the country)
Sofia +02, Plovdiv +032, Varna +052, Bourgas +056, Rousse +082, Blagoevgrad +073

Telephone system:
- Direct dialling to 58 countries
- Approximately 65 per cent of lines are residential domestic
- Antiquated transmission system of coaxial cable and microwave radio relay is extensive
- Telephone service is available in most villages
- Modern digital cable trunk lines now connect switching centres in most regions
- Others being connected by digital microwave international

Satellite earth stations:
1. Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region)
2. Intelsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions)

Radio broadcast stations: 465 (as of March, 2002)

Radios: 4.51 million

Television broadcast stations: 460 licenses issued as of March 2002

Televisions: 3.31 million