The most important telecommunications in Italy are telephone, radio, television and the Internet.
Telephone companies
editList of telephone companies in Italy:
Radio stations
editTelevision channels
editSee also: RAI § TV channels
RAI – national
edit| Logo | Name | Channel | Type | Launched | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rai 1 | 1 (DTT) | Free-to-air | 3 January 1954 | Generalist and family-oriented | |
| Rai 2 | 2 (DTT) | Free-to-air | 4 November 1961 | Generalist, catering towards urban audiences | |
| Rai 3 | 3 (DTT) | Free-to-air | 15 December 1979 | Cultural and regional programming | |
| Rai 4 | 21 (DTT) | Free-to-air | 14 July 2008 | Youth/urban programming and movies | |
| Rai 5 | 523 (DTT, HbbTV) | Free-to-air | 26 November 2010 | Arts and culture programming | |
| Rai 4K | 101 (DTT, HbbTV) | Free-to-air | 17 June 2016 | Ultra-high-definition (4K) channel | |
| Rai Movie | 24 (DTT) | Free-to-air | 1 July 1999 | Movies | |
| Rai Premium | 25 (DTT) | Free-to-air | 31 July 2003 | Popular fiction and films | |
| Rai Gulp | 542 (DTT, HbbTV) | Free-to-air | 1 June 2007 | Shows aimed at young children ages 8–14 | |
| Rai Yoyo | 543 (DTT, HbbTV) | Free-to-air | 1 November 2006 | Shows aimed at young children ages 4–7 | |
| Rai News 24 | 48 (DTT) | Free-to-air | 26 April 1999 | Non-stop rolling news | |
| Rai Storia | 54 (DTT) | Free-to-air | 2 February 2009 | Documentaries about history and culture | |
| Rai Sport | 58 (DTT) | Free-to-air | 14 September 2015 | Sports coverage and related news | |
| Rai Scuola | 57 (DTT) | Free-to-air | 19 October 2009 | Documentary, cultural and educational |
RAI – regional
edit| Logo | Name | Channel | Launched | Language | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rai Alto Adige | 1960 | Italian | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | ||
| Rai Ladinia | 1988 | Ladin | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | ||
| Rai Südtirol | 3, 808 (DTT) | 1966 | German | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | |
| Rai 3 BIS FJK | 3, 810 (DTT) | 1995 | Italian and Slovene | Friuli Venezia Giulia/Furlanija Julijska Krajina |
Mediaset
editSee also: Mediaset
| Logo | Name | Channel | Type | Launched | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rete 4 | 4, 104, 504 (DTT) | Free-to-air | 4 January 1982 | General, High-definition | |
| Canale 5 | 5, 105, 505 (DTT) | Free-to-air | 11 November 1980 | General, High-definition | |
| Italia 1 | 6, 106, 506 (DTT) | Free-to-air | 3 January 1982 | General, High-definition | |
| 20 | 20, 120, 520 (DTT) | Free-to-air | 3 April 2018 | TV Series and Sports | |
| Iris | 22, 522 (DTT) | Free-to-air | 30 November 2007 | Movies | |
| Twentyseven | 27, 527 (DTT) | Free-to-air | 17 January 2022 | Cinema | |
| La5 | 30, 530 (DTT) | Free-to-air | 12 March 2010 | Entertainment and Lifestyle | |
| Cine34 | 34, 534 (DTT) | Free-to-air | 20 January 2020 | Cinema | |
| Focus | 35, 535 (DTT) | Free-to-air | 17 March 2018 | Documentaries | |
| Top Crime | 39, 539 (DTT) | Free-to-air | 1 June 2013 | Entertainment | |
| Italia 2 | 49, 549 (DTT) | Free-to-air | 4 July 2011 | Entertainment and Sports | |
| TGcom24 | 51, 551 (DTT) | Free-to-air | 28 November 2011 | News | |
| Mediaset Extra | 55, 556 (DTT) | Free-to-air | 26 November 2010 | General |
Internet
editThe Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Italy is .it and is sponsored by Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche. The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states. Currently Internet access is available to businesses and home users in various forms, including dial-up, fibre, cable, DSL and wireless.
According to netindex.com, the Italian average for fixed connections is below the global average (96.98 Mbit/s Down and 51.28 Mbit/s Up – at January 2021) with an average speed of 79.62 Mbit/s Down and 31.41 Mbit/s in upload (consideration based on the public data available at: http://www.speedtest.net/global-index/italy – January 2021).
Statistics
edit- Telephones - main lines in use:[1] 19.52 million (2019)
- Telephones - mobile cellular:[1] 79.48 million (2019)
- Telephone system:[1] well-developed, fully automated telephone and data services
- Radio broadcast stations:[1] AM about 100, FM about 4,600, shortwave 9 (1998)
- Radios: 50.5 million (1997)
- Television broadcast stations:[1] 358 (plus 4,728 repeaters) (1995)
- Televisions: 30.5 million (1997)
- Internet Hosts:[1] 22.152 million (2009)
- Internet users:[1] 24.992 million (2008)
- Country code (Top-level domain): .it