Telecommunications in Albania include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
Until 1990, Albania was extremely isolated and controlled, and installation and maintenance of a modern system of international and domestic telecommunications was precluded.
[1][2] Callers previously needed operator assistance even to make domestic long-distance calls.
[5] The BBC World Service (103.9 MHz in the capital, Tirana), Deutsche Welle, Radio France Internationale, and the Voice of America are available.
The constitution provides for freedom of speech and press, and the government generally respects these rights in practice.