Editing Telecommunications in Belarus (section)

==Telephone system==
{{see also|Telephone numbers in Belarus}}
* Telephone lines in use: 3,9741 million (2011).<ref name="Развитие связи в Беларуси">[http://www.belta.by/ru/infographica?id=796 "Развитие связи в Беларуси"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510124818/http://www.belta.by/ru/infographica?id=796 |date=10 May 2011 }}, BELTA 6 May 2011</ref>
* Mobile/cellular: 11,559,473 subscribers (Q1 2019).<ref name="Отчёт о развитии сотовой подвижной электросвязи за первый квартал 2019 года">{{cite web| url = https://www.mpt.gov.by/sites/default/files/4_spe_na_sayt.pdf| title = "Отчёт о развитии сотовой подвижной электросвязи за первый квартал 2019 года"}}</ref>
* The phone calling code for Belarus is +375.

The Ministry of Telecommunications controls all telecommunications originating within the country through its carrier [[unitary enterprise]], [[Beltelecom]].
[[image:Telephone booths in Minsk.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Telephone booth]]s in [[Minsk]], September 2007]] [[Minsk]] has a digital metropolitan network; waiting lists for telephones are long; fixed line penetration is improving although rural areas continue to be underserved; intercity – Belarus has developed a fibre-optic backbone system presently serving at least 13 major cities (1998). Belarus's fibre optics form synchronous digital hierarchy rings through other countries' systems.

===International connection===
Belarus is a member of the Trans-European Line (TEL), Trans-Asia-Europe Fibre-Optic Line (TAE) and has access to the Trans-Siberia Line (TSL); three fibre-optic segments provide connectivity to [[Latvia]], [[Poland]], Russia, and [[Ukraine]]; worldwide service is available to Belarus through this infrastructure; [[Intelsat]], [[Eutelsat]], and [[Intersputnik]] earth stations.

In 2006 it was announced that Belarus and Russia completed the second broadband link between the two countries, the [[Yartsevo]]-[[Vitebsk]] cable. The capacity of this high speed terrestrial link which based on DWDM and STM technology is 400&nbsp;Gbit/s with the ability to upgrade in the future.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/treg/newslog/Beltelecom+Rostelecom+Complete+Crossborder+Fibre+Tieup.aspx| title = Beltelecom, Rostelecom complete cross-border fibre tie-up}}</ref>

===Cellular communications===
Belarus has 3 GSM/UMTS operators – A1, MTS, life:). For 4G data operators use the infrastructure managed by state operator beCloud,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2016/12/16/becloud-expanding-4g4g-plans-5g-trial-talks-continue-with-velcom/|title = BeCloud expanding 4G/4G+, plans 5G trial; talks continue with velcom}}</ref> VoLTE service currently is offered only with A1.