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| [[Commercial radio|Commercial]]; [[Rock music|Rock]]
| [[Commercial radio|Commercial]]; [[Rock music|Rock]]
| [[Frequency Modulation|FM]], [[Digital Audio Broadcasting|DAB]], [[DAB+]], [[DVB-S]]
| [[Frequency Modulation|FM]], [[Digital Audio Broadcasting|DAB]], [[DAB+]], [[DVB-S]]
| http://www.virginradioitaly.it
| http://www.virginradioitaly.it {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091109001959/http://www.virginradioitaly.it/ |date=2009-11-09 }}
|-
|-
| [[Rai Radio Tutta Italiana]]
| [[Rai Radio Tutta Italiana]]
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| [http://www.raiplayradio.it/radiotuttaitaliana www.raiplayradio.it/radiotuttaitaliana]
| [http://www.raiplayradio.it/radiotuttaitaliana www.raiplayradio.it/radiotuttaitaliana]
|-
|-
| [[Rai Radio Classica]]
| [[Rai Radio 3 Classica]]
| [[RAI]]
| [[RAI]]
| [[Rome]]
| [[Rome]]
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=== RAI – national ===
=== RAI – national ===
==== In high definition and ultra definition ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[High-definition television|HD]] [[Terrestrial television|Terrestrial channel]]s
|+RAI [[Terrestrial television|Terrestrial channel]]s
!Logo
!Logo
!Name
!Name
!Channel
!Type
!Type
!Launched
!Launched
!Description
!Description
|-
|-
|[[File:Rai_1_HD_-_Logo_2016.svg|center|58x58px]]
|[[File:Rai_1_-_Logo_2016.svg|center|58x58px]]
|[[Rai 1]]
|[[Rai 1]]
|1 '''(DTT)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|3 January 1954
|3 January 1954
|Generalist and family-oriented
|Generalist and family-oriented
|-
|-
|[[File:Rai_2_HD_-_Logo_2016.svg|center|59x59px]]
|[[File:Rai_2_-_Logo_2016.svg|center|59x59px]]
|[[Rai 2]]
|[[Rai 2]]
|2 '''(DTT)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|4 November 1961
|4 November 1961
|Generalist, catering towards urban audiences
|Generalist, catering towards urban audiences
|-
|-
|[[File:Rai_3_HD_-_Logo_2016.svg|center|58x58px]]
|[[File:Rai_3_-_Logo_2016.svg|center|58x58px]]
|[[Rai 3]]
|[[Rai 3]]
|3 '''(DTT)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|15 December 1979
|15 December 1979
|Cultural and regional programming
|Cultural and regional programming
|-
|-
|[[File:Rai_4_HD_-_Logo_2016.svg|center|60x60px]]
|[[File:Rai_4_-_Logo_2016.svg|center|60x60px]]
|[[Rai 4]]
|[[Rai 4]]
|21 '''(DTT)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|14 July 2008
|14 July 2008
|Youth/urban programming and movies
|Youth/urban programming and movies
|-
|-
|[[File:Rai_5_HD_-_Logo_2017.svg|center|60x60px]]
|[[File:Rai_5_-_Logo_2017.svg|center|60x60px]]
|[[Rai 5]]
|[[Rai 5]]
|523 '''(DTT, HbbTV)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|26 November 2010
|26 November 2010
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|[[File:Rai_4K_-_Logo_2017.svg|center|55x55px]]
|[[File:Rai_4K_-_Logo_2017.svg|center|55x55px]]
|[[:it:Rai 4K|Rai 4K]]
|[[:it:Rai 4K|Rai 4K]]
|101 '''(DTT, HbbTV)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|17 June 2016
|17 June 2016
|[[Ultra-high-definition television|Ultra-high-definition]] (4K) channel
|[[Ultra-high-definition television|Ultra-high-definition]] (4K) channel
|-
|-
|[[File:Rai_Movie_HD_-_Logo_2017.svg|center|65x65px]]
|[[File:Rai_Movie_-_Logo_2017.svg|center|65x65px]]
|[[Rai Movie]]
|[[Rai Movie]]
|24 '''(DTT)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|1 July 1999
|1 July 1999
|Movies
|Movies
|-
|-
|[[File:Rai_Premium_HD_-_Logo_2017.svg|center|65x65px]]
|[[File:Rai_Premium_-_Logo_2017.svg|center|65x65px]]
|[[Rai Premium]]
|[[Rai Premium]]
|25 '''(DTT)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|31 July 2003
|31 July 2003
|Popular fiction and films
|Popular fiction and films
|-
|-
|[[File:Rai_Gulp_HD_-_Logo_2017.svg|center|65x65px]]
|[[File:Rai_Gulp_-_Logo_2017.svg|center|65x65px]]
|[[Rai Gulp]]
|[[Rai Gulp]]
|542 '''(DTT, HbbTV)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|1 June 2007
|1 June 2007
|Shows aimed at young children ages 8–14
|Shows aimed at young children ages 8–14
|-
|-
|[[File:Rai_Yoyo_HD_-_Logo_2017.svg|center|65x65px]]
|[[File:Rai_Yoyo_-_Logo_2017.svg|center|65x65px]]
|[[Rai Yoyo]]
|[[Rai Yoyo]]
|543 '''(DTT, HbbTV)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|1 November 2006
|1 November 2006
|Shows aimed at young children ages 4–7
|Shows aimed at young children ages 4–7
|-
|-
|[[File:Rai_News_24_HD_logo_(2022).svg|center|65x65px]]
|[[File:Rai_News_24_logo_(2022).svg|center|65x65px]]
|[[Rai News 24]]
|[[Rai News 24]]
|48 '''(DTT)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|26 April 1999
|26 April 1999
|Non-stop rolling news
|Non-stop rolling news
|-
|-
|[[File:Rai_Storia_HD_-_Logo_2017.svg|center|65x65px]]
|[[File:Rai_Storia_-_Logo_2017.svg|center|65x65px]]
|[[Rai Storia]]
|[[Rai Storia]]
|54 '''(DTT)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|2 February 2009
|2 February 2009
|Documentaries about history and culture
|Documentaries about history and culture
|-
|-
|[[File:Rai_Sport_HD_-_Logo_2023.svg|center|65x65px]]
|[[File:Rai_Sport_-_Logo_2022.svg|center|65x65px]]
|[[Rai Sport]]
|[[Rai Sport]]
|58 '''(DTT)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|14 September 2015
|14 September 2015
|Sports coverage and related news
|Sports coverage and related news
|-
|-
|[[File:Rai_Scuola_HD_-_Logo_2017.svg|center|65x65px]]
|[[File:Rai_Scuola_-_Logo_2017.svg|center|65x65px]]
|[[Rai Scuola]]
|[[Rai Scuola]]
|57 '''(DTT)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|19 October 2009
|19 October 2009
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!Logo
!Logo
!Name
!Name
!Channel
!Launched
!Launched
!Language
!Language
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|[[File:Rai_Alto_Adige_-_Logo_2018.svg|center|65x65px]]
|[[File:Rai_Alto_Adige_-_Logo_2018.svg|center|65x65px]]
|{{ill|Rai Alto Adige|it}}
|{{ill|Rai Alto Adige|it}}
|
|1960
|1960
|[[Italian language|Italian]]
|[[Italian language|Italian]]
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|[[File:Rai_Ladinia_-_Logo_2018.png|center|65x65px]]
|[[File:Rai_Ladinia_-_Logo_2018.png|center|65x65px]]
|[[Rai Ladinia]]
|[[Rai Ladinia]]
|
|1988
|1988
|[[Ladin language|Ladin]]
|[[Ladin language|Ladin]]
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|[[File:Rai_Südtirol_-_Logo_2019.svg|center|65x65px]]
|[[File:Rai_Südtirol_-_Logo_2019.svg|center|65x65px]]
| [[Rai Südtirol (TV channel)|Rai Südtirol]]
| [[Rai Südtirol (TV channel)|Rai Südtirol]]
|3, 808 '''(DTT)'''
|1966
|1966
|[[German language|German]]
|[[German language|German]]
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|[[File:Rai_3_Bis_FJK_2016.png|41x41px]]
|[[File:Rai_3_Bis_FJK_2016.png|41x41px]]
| {{ill|Rai 3 BIS FJK|it}}
| {{ill|Rai 3 BIS FJK|it}}
|3, 810 '''(DTT)'''
|1995
|1995
|Italian and [[Slovene language|Slovene]]
|Italian and [[Slovene language|Slovene]]
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!Logo
!Logo
!Name
!Name
!Channel
!Type
!Type
!Launched
!Launched
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|[[File:Rete 4 - Logo 2018.svg|center|41x41px]]
|[[File:Rete 4 - Logo 2018.svg|center|41x41px]]
|[[Rete 4]]
|[[Rete 4]]
|4, 104, 504 '''(DTT)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|4 January 1982
|4 January 1982
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|[[File:Canale 5 - 2018 logo.svg|center|41x41px]]
|[[File:Canale 5 - 2018 logo.svg|center|41x41px]]
|[[Canale 5]]
|[[Canale 5]]
|5, 105, 505 '''(DTT)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|11 November 1980
|11 November 1980
|General, High-definition
|General, High-definition
|-
|-
|
|[[File:Italia 1 logo.svg|center|42x42px]]
|[[Italia 1]]
|[[Italia 1]]
|6, 106, 506 '''(DTT)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|3 January 1982
|3 January 1982
|General, High-definition
|General, High-definition
|-
|-
|[[File:20 Mediaset 2018.svg|center|41x41px]]
|[[File:20 Mediaset.svg|center|41x41px]]
|[[:it:20_(rete_televisiva)|20]]
|[[:it:20_(rete_televisiva)|20]]
|20, 120, 520 '''(DTT)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|3 April 2018
|3 April 2018
|TV Series and Sports
|TV Series and Sports
|-
|-
|[[File:Iris logo 2013.svg|center|42x42px]]
|[[File:Iris - Logo 2013.svg|center|42x42px]]
|[[Iris (TV channel)|Iris]]
|[[Iris (TV channel)|Iris]]
|22, 522 '''(DTT)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|30 November 2007
|30 November 2007
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|[[File:Twentyseven logo.svg|center|41x41px]]
|[[File:Twentyseven logo.svg|center|41x41px]]
|[[:it:Twentyseven|Twentyseven]]
|[[:it:Twentyseven|Twentyseven]]
|27, 527 '''(DTT)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|17 January  2022
|17 January  2022
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|[[File:La5 Mediaset.svg|center|41x41px]]
|[[File:La5 Mediaset.svg|center|41x41px]]
|[[La5]]
|[[La5]]
|30, 530 '''(DTT)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|12 March 2010
|12 March 2010
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|[[File:Cine34 logo.svg|center|41x41px]]
|[[File:Cine34 logo.svg|center|41x41px]]
|[[:it:Cine34|Cine34]]
|[[:it:Cine34|Cine34]]
|34, 534 '''(DTT)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|20 January 2020
|20 January 2020
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|[[File:Focus channel.png|center|50x50px]]
|[[File:Focus channel.png|center|50x50px]]
|[[Focus (TV channel)|Focus]]
|[[Focus (TV channel)|Focus]]
|35, 535 '''(DTT)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|17 March 2018
|17 March 2018
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|[[File:Top Crime - Logo 2013.svg|center|50x50px]]
|[[File:Top Crime - Logo 2013.svg|center|50x50px]]
|[[Top Crime]]
|[[Top Crime]]
|39, 539 '''(DTT)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|1 June 2013
|1 June 2013
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|[[File:Logo Italia2.svg|center|41x41px]]
|[[File:Logo Italia2.svg|center|41x41px]]
|[[Italia 2]]
|[[Italia 2]]
|49, 549 '''(DTT)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|4 July 2011
|4 July 2011
|Entertainment and Sports
|Entertainment and Sports
|-
|-
|
|[[File:Mediaset TGCOM24.png|center|50x50px]]
|[[TgCom24|TGcom24]]
|[[TgCom24|TGcom24]]
|51, 551 '''(DTT)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|28 November 2011
|28 November 2011
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|[[File:Mediaset extra logo.PNG|center|62x62px]]
|[[File:Mediaset extra logo.PNG|center|62x62px]]
|[[Mediaset Extra]]
|[[Mediaset Extra]]
|55, 556 '''(DTT)'''
|[[Free-to-air]]
|[[Free-to-air]]
|26 November 2010
|26 November 2010
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==Statistics==
==Statistics==
* [[Telephone]]s - [[Fixed-line telephony|main lines]] in use:<ref name="CIA">[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/italy/ ''CIA World Fact Book'']</ref> 19.52 million (2019)
* [[Telephone]]s - [[Fixed-line telephony|main lines]] in use:<ref name="CIA">[https://web.archive.org/web/20260116052905/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/italy/ ''CIA World Fact Book'']</ref> 19.52 million (2019)
* Telephones - [[Mobile telephony|mobile cellular]]:<ref name="CIA" /> 79.48 million (2019)
* Telephones - [[Mobile telephony|mobile cellular]]:<ref name="CIA" /> 79.48 million (2019)
* [[Telephone system]]:<ref name="CIA" /> well-developed, fully [[Automated telephone survey|automated telephone]] and [[data]] [[Service (economics)|services]]
* [[Telephone system]]:<ref name="CIA" /> well-developed, fully [[Automated telephone survey|automated telephone]] and [[data]] [[Service (economics)|services]]

Latest revision as of 04:55, 24 February 2026

File:Rai Roma viale mazzini.JPG
RAI headquarters in Rome

The most important telecommunications in Italy are telephone, radio, television and the Internet.

Telephone companies

Radio stations

Main article: List of radio stations in Italy
Radio stations in Italy
Name Owner Location Notes Transmission Website
Radio Byoblu libera e indipendente Byoblu Edizioni S.r.l.s Worldwide Public; News/Talk; Popular music Streaming online www.byoblu.com/radio
m2o Elemedia Rome Commercial; Electronic dance music FM, DAB, DAB+, DVB-T, DVB-S www.m2o.it
R101 Mediaset Milan Commercial; Adult Contemporary FM, DAB, DAB+, DVB-S www.r101.it
Radio 105 Network Mediaset Milan Commercial; Rock, Pop, Hip Hop FM, DVB-S www.105.net
Radio 24 Il Sole 24 Ore Milan Commercial; News/Talk FM, DAB, DVB-S www.radio24.it
Radio Capital Elemedia Rome Commercial; Classic Hits/Adult Contemporary FM, DAB, DVB-T, DVB-S www.capital.it
Radio DeeJay Elemedia Milan Commercial FM, DAB, DAB+, DVB-T, DVB-S www.deejay.it
Radio Dimensione Suono Rome Commercial; It's also called RDS FM, DAB, DAB+, DVB-S www.rds.it
Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana Gruppo Radio Italia Cologno Monzese Commercial; Italian Hits FM, DAB, DVB-S www.radioitalia.it
Radio Kiss Kiss Naples Commercial FM, DVB-S www.kisskiss.it
Radio Maria Associazione Radio Maria Erba(CO) Community; Catholic FM, DAB, DVB-S www.radiomaria.it
Radio Monte Carlo Mediaset Milan Commercial; It's also called RMC FM, DVB-S www.radiomontecarlo.net
Radio Popolare cooperative Rome Community; News/Talk FM www.radiopopolare.it
Radio Radicale Radical Party Rome Community; News/Talk FM, DAB, DVB-S www.radioradicale.it
Rai Gr Parlamento RAI Rome Public; News/Talk FM, DVB-S www.grparlamento.rai.it
Rai Isoradio RAI Public; Traffic and weather news FM, DAB, DVB-S www.isoradio.rai.it
Rai Radio 1 RAI Rome Public; News/Talk; Generalist FM, MW, DAB, DVB-T, DVB-S www.raiplayradio.it/radio1
Rai Radio 2 RAI Rome Public; Popular music; Entertainment FM, DAB, DVB-T, DVB-S www.raiplayradio.it/radio2
Rai Radio 3 RAI Rome Public; Culture; Classical music FM, DAB, DVB-T, DVB-S www.raiplayradio.it/radio3
RTL 102.5 Cologno Monzese (MI) Commercial FM, DAB, DVB-S www.rtl.it
Virgin Radio Italia Mediaset Milan Commercial; Rock FM, DAB, DAB+, DVB-S http://www.virginradioitaly.it Archived 2009-11-09 at the Wayback Machine
Rai Radio Tutta Italiana RAI Rome Public; Easy listening music DAB, Cable, DVB-T, DVB-S www.raiplayradio.it/radiotuttaitaliana
Rai Radio 3 Classica RAI Rome Public; Classical music DAB, Cable, DVB-T, DVB-S www.raiplayradio.it/radioclassica
Radio Padania Libera Lega Nord Varese Community; News/Talk DAB, DVB-S www.radiopadania.info

Television channels

Main article: List of television channels in Italy

See also: RAI § TV channels

RAI – national

In high definition and ultra definition

RAI Terrestrial channels
Logo Name Type Launched Description
File:Rai 1 - Logo 2016.svg
 Rai 1 Free-to-air 3 January 1954 Generalist and family-oriented
File:Rai 2 - Logo 2016.svg
 Rai 2 Free-to-air 4 November 1961 Generalist, catering towards urban audiences
File:Rai 3 - Logo 2016.svg
 Rai 3 Free-to-air 15 December 1979 Cultural and regional programming
File:Rai 4 - Logo 2016.svg
 Rai 4 Free-to-air 14 July 2008 Youth/urban programming and movies
File:Rai 5 - Logo 2017.svg
 Rai 5 Free-to-air 26 November 2010 Arts and culture programming
File:Rai 4K - Logo 2017.svg
 Rai 4K Free-to-air 17 June 2016 Ultra-high-definition (4K) channel
File:Rai Movie - Logo 2017.svg
 Rai Movie Free-to-air 1 July 1999 Movies
File:Rai Premium - Logo 2017.svg
 Rai Premium Free-to-air 31 July 2003 Popular fiction and films
File:Rai Gulp - Logo 2017.svg
 Rai Gulp Free-to-air 1 June 2007 Shows aimed at young children ages 8–14
File:Rai Yoyo - Logo 2017.svg
 Rai Yoyo Free-to-air 1 November 2006 Shows aimed at young children ages 4–7
File:Rai News 24 logo (2022).svg
 Rai News 24 Free-to-air 26 April 1999 Non-stop rolling news
File:Rai Storia - Logo 2017.svg
 Rai Storia Free-to-air 2 February 2009 Documentaries about history and culture
File:Rai Sport - Logo 2022.svg
 Rai Sport Free-to-air 14 September 2015 Sports coverage and related news
File:Rai Scuola - Logo 2017.svg
 Rai Scuola Free-to-air 19 October 2009 Documentary, cultural and educational

RAI – regional

Logo Name Launched Language Region
File:Rai Alto Adige - Logo 2018.svg
 Rai Alto Adige [it] 1960 Italian Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
File:Rai Ladinia - Logo 2018.png
 Rai Ladinia 1988 Ladin Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
File:Rai Südtirol - Logo 2019.svg
 Rai Südtirol 1966 German Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
File:Rai 3 Bis FJK 2016.png Rai 3 BIS FJK [it] 1995 Italian and Slovene Friuli Venezia Giulia/Furlanija Julijska Krajina

Mediaset

See also: Mediaset

Mediaset Terrestrial channels
Logo Name Type Launched Description
File:Rete 4 - Logo 2018.svg
 Rete 4 Free-to-air 4 January 1982 General, High-definition
File:Canale 5 - 2018 logo.svg
 Canale 5 Free-to-air 11 November 1980 General, High-definition
File:Italia 1 logo.svg
 Italia 1 Free-to-air 3 January 1982 General, High-definition
File:20 Mediaset.svg
 20 Free-to-air 3 April 2018 TV Series and Sports
File:Iris - Logo 2013.svg
 Iris Free-to-air 30 November 2007 Movies
File:Twentyseven logo.svg
 Twentyseven Free-to-air 17 January 2022 Cinema
File:La5 Mediaset.svg
 La5 Free-to-air 12 March 2010 Entertainment and Lifestyle
File:Cine34 logo.svg
 Cine34 Free-to-air 20 January 2020 Cinema
File:Focus channel.png
 Focus Free-to-air 17 March 2018 Documentaries
File:Top Crime - Logo 2013.svg
 Top Crime Free-to-air 1 June 2013 Entertainment
File:Logo Italia2.svg
 Italia 2 Free-to-air 4 July 2011 Entertainment and Sports
File:Mediaset TGCOM24.png
 TGcom24 Free-to-air 28 November 2011 News
File:Mediaset extra logo.PNG
 Mediaset Extra Free-to-air 26 November 2010 General

Internet

Main article: Internet in Italy

The Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Italy is .it and is sponsored by National Research Council. 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, fiber, cable, DSL and wireless.

According to netindex.com, the Italian average for fixed connections is below the global average (96.98 Mbit/s download and 51.28 Mbit/s Up) with an average speed of 79.62 Mbit/s download and 31.41 Mbit/s in upload.[1]

Statistics

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Italy's Mobile and Broadband Internet Speeds". Speedtest Global Index. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 CIA World Fact Book

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