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This article covers telecommunications in Sweden.

Telecommunications

Sweden liberalized its telecommunications industry starting in 1980s and being formally liberalized in 1993. This was three years ahead of USA and five years before the European common policy introduced in January 1998 allowed for an open and competitive telecommunication market. and 6.7 million Swedes are regular internet users.

This abundance of telecommunication technology is a result of promoting a competitive industry that was made possible by deregulation. Since Sweden was the first to take on this arduous task the government had to come up with "a regulatory framework of its own".

  • 5.6 million hosts (2010).
  • Internet users: 6.8 million users, 49th in the world; 94% of the population, 19th in the world (2012).

Signals intelligence

In 2009, the Riksdag passed new legislation regulating the National Defence Radio Establishment (FRA), enabling them to collect information from both wireless and cable bound signals passing the Swedish border. Since most communications in Sweden pass through its borders at one point or another, this monitoring in practice affects most traffic within Sweden as well.

See also

  • Culture of Sweden
  • List of Swedish newspapers
  • List of Swedish television channels
  • List of Swedish companies
  • List of Swedes
  • National Defence Radio Establishment
  • Telia Sonera
  • Sveriges Television
  • Government agencies in Sweden
  • Global Coalition on Telecommunications

References

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  • CIA World Factbook 2010
  • Telecoms Sweden