Telecommunications in Montenegro includes radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet. Radio and television Radio stations: 14 local public radio stations and more than 40 private radio stations, the state-funded national radio-TV broadcaster operates 2 radio networks (2007); 31 stations (2004). Television stations: 4 public and some 20 private TV stations and 1 satellite TV channel, the state-funded national radio-TV broadcaster operates 2 terrestrial TV networks (2007); 13 stations (2004). Radio Television of Montenegro (RTCG) is the state-owned public broadcaster with nationwide coverage. Other privately owned television broadcast stations mostly cover the major cities in Montenegro. Government opponents claim that, despite some improvement, RTCG is still controlled by the ruling political structures and that the public broadcaster clearly favors the government in its programming and reporting. Telephones Calling code: +382 Main lines: 163,000 lines in use, 131st in the world (2012). Fixed line services are provided by T-Com Montenegro (owned by Crnogorski Telekom), MTEL (owned by Telekom Srbija). Mobile cellular: 1.1 million lines, 154th in the world; 178 for every 100 people, 9th in the world (2012). Mobile cellular services are provided by three GSM operators, Telenor Montenegro (owned by Telenor), T-Mobile Montenegro (owned by Crnogorski Telekom) and m:tel (owned by Telekom Srbija). All providers have national coverage, and provide advanced services. 3G services were offered by all three operators starting in the summer of 2007. Telephone system: modern telecommunications system with access to European satellites; GSM mobile-cellular service, available through multiple providers with national coverage, is growing; 2 international switches connect with the national system (2011). At 178% Montenegro had the second highest mobile cellular phone penetration rate in Europe, behind only Russia, and ranked 9th worldwide. Internet Top-level domain: .me, the top level domain for Montenegro, began its "national sunrise" starting phase in May 2008; next were the "general sunrise" and "land rush" periods; and starting in July 2008, applications were processed on a "first come, first served" basis. Internet users: 373,655 users, 134th in the world; 56.8% of the population, 70th in the world (2012). 280,000 users, 133rd in the world (2009). Fixed broadband: 54,439 subscriptions, 112th in the world; 8.3% of the population, 90th in the world (2012). Wireless broadband: 177,437 subscriptions, 112th in the world; 27.0% of the population, 59th in the world (2012). IPv4: 171,520 addresses allocated, less than 0.05% of the world total, 260.9 addresses per 1000 people (2012). Internet hosts: