Telecommunications in Croatia

Telecommunications in Croatia covers fixed and mobile telephones, radio, television, and the Internet.

Telephones

Main lines in use: 1.9 million (2009; 17 years ago (2009)).
Mobile cellular: 6.0 million (2009; 17 years ago (2009)).
Mobile operators:
1. Hrvatski Telekom (prefixes +38598, +38599; GSM 900 MHz and 1800 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz and 900 MHz, LTE 800 MHz and 1800 MHz, 2,273,000 users as at December 2018; 7 years ago (2018-12)^[1])
2. A1 (prefix +38591; GSM 900 MHz and 1800 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz and 900 MHz, LTE 800 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2600 MHz, 2,100,000 users)^[2]
3. Tele2 (prefix +38595; GSM 1800 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz and 900 MHz, 897,000 users at the end of 2018; 8 years ago (2018)^[3])
Mobile virtual network operator:
1. bonbon (prefix +385977 and +385976; uses Hrvatski Telekom's network)
2. Tomato (prefix +38592; uses A1's network)
Telephone system (2015; 11 years ago (2015)):
1. domestic:
  1. all local lines are digital;
  2. main operator: Hrvatski Telekom (owned by Deutsche Telekom);
  3. other operators: Iskon, Optima Telekom.
2. international:
  1. country code - +385
  2. digital international service is provided through the main switch in Zagreb;
  3. Croatia participates in the Trans-Asia-Europe (TEL) fiber-optic project, which consists of two fiber-optic trunk connections with Slovenia and a fiber-optic trunk line from Rijeka to Split and Dubrovnik;
3. Croatia is also investing in ADRIA 1, a joint fiber-optic project with Germany, Albania, and Greece.

Radio broadcast stations: FM 152 (January 2026; 8 months ago (2026-01)).
Television free-to-air terrestrial stations: 28 (January 2026; 8 months ago (2026-01)).

Top-level domain: .hr, administered by the Croatian Academic and Research Network (CARNET).^[4]
Internet users:
1. 2.8 million users, 80th in the world; 63.0% of the population, 59th in the world (2012; 14 years ago (2012));^[5]^[6]
2. 2.2 million users (2009; 17 years ago (2009)).^[4]
Fixed broadband: 909,090 subscriptions, 58th in the world; 20.3% of the population, 48th in the world (2012; 14 years ago (2012)).^[5]^[7]
Wireless broadband: 2.3 million subscribers, 60th in the world; 52.3% of the population, 26th in the world (2012; 14 years ago (2012)).^[8]
Internet hosts: 729,420 hosts, 50th in the world (2012; 14 years ago (2012)).^[4]
IPv4: 2.0 million addresses allocated, less than 0.05% of the world total, 455.9 addresses per 1000 people (2012; 14 years ago (2012)).^[9]^[10]
Internet service providers (ISPs): 41 (2006; 20 years ago (2006)).^{[citation needed]}