Editing Telecommunications in Iceland (section)

== Services ==
=== Internet ===
{{Main|Internet in Iceland}}

==== Internet service providers ====
The largest [[Internet service provider]]s in Iceland:

# [[Síminn]] 
# [[Vodafone Iceland]] ([[Sýn (media corporation)|Sýn hf]])
# [[Nova (telecommunications)|Nova]]
# [[Vortex (ISP)|Hringiðan]] (Hringiðan ehf / Vortex)
# [[Hringdu]] (Hringdu ehf)

==== Data centres ====
* [[Advania|Advania Iceland]]
* DataCell ehf.
* Verne Global
* Basis ehf.

==== Internet hosting service ====
Iceland has numerous [[internet hosting service]]s:

* 1984 ehf.
* [[Advania|Advania Iceland]]
* FlokiNET ehf.
* [[Síminn]]
* Nethönnun ehf.
* TechSupport á Íslandi ehf.
* Tölvuþjónustan Geymir sf.
* [[Vodafone Iceland]] ([[Sýn (media corporation)|Sýn hf]])
* [[Vortex (ISP)|Vortex]] (Hringiðan ehf)

==== Internet exchange points ====
Iceland has two [[Internet exchange point]]s. They are the [[Reykjavik Internet Exchange|Reykjavik Internet Exchange (RIX)]] and [[Múli-IXP]].

=== Mail ===
[[Íslandspóstur]] is the national [[Mail|postal service]] of [[Iceland]] and operates under a [[universal service]] obligation. Other private companies also operate, such as [[DHL]], [[United Parcel Service|UPS]] and [[FedEx]].

=== Print ===
{{See also|List of newspapers in Iceland}}

==== [[Newspaper|Daily newspapers]] ====
* [[Morgunblaðið]]

==== Other newspapers ====
* [[Viðskiptablaðið]]
* Bændablaðið
* [[Heimildin]]
* [[Iceland Review]]
* [[The Reykjavík Grapevine]]

=== Radio ===
Iceland uses [[FM broadcasting|FM]] radio broadcasts, all stations are also available over [[internet radio]], with some smaller stations being only distributed over internet radio. Nationwide networks which cover the whole country include public radio stations [[Rás 1]] and [[Rás 2]] as well as [[Bylgjan]]. Other commercial broadcasters mostly operate in the Reykjavík area, and many are available in more populated areas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fjarskiptastofa |title=Samráð Póst- og fjarskiptastofnunar um úthlutun tíðna fyrir hljóðvarp – FM og DAB. |url=https://www.fjarskiptastofa.is/library/?itemid=49c96cca-1b88-11e7-9408-005056bc0bdb}}</ref>

==== [[Public broadcasting|Public broadcasters:]] ====
* [[RÚV]] (nationwide coverage)
** [[Rás 1]]
** [[Rás 2]]
* [[BBC World Service]]

===== [[Commercial broadcasting|Commercial broadcasters]] =====
* [[Bylgjan]] (nationwide coverage)
* K100
* [[FM 957 (Icelandic radio station)|FM 957]]
* X-ið
* Suðurland FM
* Útvarp Saga
* [[KISS-FM (brand)|KissFM]]
* Gullbylgjan
* Léttbylgjan
* Íslenska Bylgjan
* Retro 89.5
* Flashback 91.9
* Lindin

=== Telephone ===
==== Landline ====
As of 2022 there are 116,142 [[landline]]s in use in [[Iceland]]. The number of landlines in Iceland has been slowly decreasing since their peak in 2001 at 196,528.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pfs.is/library/Skrar/Tolfraedi/Tolfraediskyrslur-PFS/Tölfræðiskýrsla_%202018_meðFors%C3%ADðu.pdf|title=PFS Tölfræðaskýrsla 2018|date=1 June 2019}}</ref> Analogue [[Public switched telephone network|PSTN]]/[[Plain old telephone service|POTS]] and [[ISDN]] telephone services were phased out from 2020 to 2024, replaced by [[Voice over IP|VoIP]] services.<ref name=":0" />

==== Mobile ====
{{See also|List of mobile operators in Iceland}}
As of 2022, there are 521,722 active mobile subscriptions in use in Iceland. 4G and 5G services are operated by 3 mobile operators, and 2G and 3G are still in operation until 2025. [[Nova (Iceland)|NOVA]] was the first network to offer 4G in 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2013/04/08/nova-launches-first-4g-network-in-iceland/|title=Nova launches first 4G network in Iceland|work=telegeography.com|access-date=12 July 2015}}</ref> and first to offer 5G in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-19|title=5G-væðingin hafin að fullu – Kortunum fjölgaði úr 119 í tólf þúsund á sex mánuðum|url=https://kjarninn.is/frettir/5g-vaedingin-hafin-ad-fullu-kortunum-fjolgadi-ur-119-i-tolf-thusund-a-sex-manudum/|access-date=2022-02-23|website=Kjarninn|language=is}}</ref> [[Síminn]] and [[Vodafone Iceland|Vodafone]] launched their 4G service in 2013 and 5G in 2021. [[2G]] and [[3G]] services are due to be shut down in 2025. The [[Nordic Mobile Telephone|NMT]] ([[1G]]) network was shut down in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=<!-- Note 2G (3G) shutdown-delay to 2025, see other source. --> Icelandic 2G network to shut down by end of 2024, 3G by end of 2025 |url=https://www.telecompaper.com/news/icelandic-2g-network-to-shut-down-by-end-of-2024-3g-by-end-of-2025--1414365 |website=www.telecompaper.com}}</ref>

==== Telephone numbers ====
{{Main|Telephone numbers in Iceland}}

There are no [[area code]]s in Iceland as such, and all ordinary telephone numbers have seven digits. The [[List of country calling codes|international dialling code]] is +354. Numbers of [[mobile phone]]s tend to begin with either 6, 7 or 8, while [[landline]] numbers start with 5 (in Reykjavík) or 4 (outside Reykjavík).

=== Television ===
{{Main|Television in Iceland}}

Television in Iceland began in September 1966 by the public broadcaster [[RÚV (TV channel)|RÚV]]. Iceland's television distribution is based on the [[DVB-T2]] system but most television is consumed through [[Internet Protocol television|IPTV]] and [[Over-the-top media service|over-the-top]] internet services. The privately owned [[Stöð 2]], owned by [[Sýn (media corporation)|Sýn]], began as Iceland's second largest broadcaster in 1986. [[Síminn]] also operates television channels and broadcasting services.