Radio stations: A mixture of state and privately run radio services; the public broadcaster operates 4 radio stations; in addition a number of private radio stations are available; in areas under illegal occupation by the Turkish army, there are 4 public radio stations as well as privately owned radio broadcast stations (2007).[1]
Television stations: A mixture of state and privately run TV services; the public broadcaster operates 2 TV channels; 6 private TV broadcasters, satellite and cable TV services including telecasts from Greece and Turkey are available; in areas under illegal occupation by the Turkish army, there are 2 public TV stations, and privately owned TV broadcast stations (2007).[1]
Calling code: +357 for the Republic of Cyprus and +90 for the areas under illegal occupation by the Turkish army which use the Turkish numbering plan.[1]
Domestic: excellent system in both the area under Republic of Cyprus government control and the area of the Republic of Cyprus under illegal occupation by the Turkish army; open wire, fibre-optic cable, and microwave radio relay.[1]
ADSL is the most widespread broadband technology in Cyprus, is s available in most urban and sub-urban areas, with multiple providers offering packages that range from 512 kbit/s to 32 Mbit/s. Cable broadband is also available in some urban locations (Nicosia, Larnaca and Limassol) with speeds up to 100 Mbit/s. An ISP comparison website exists at the Cyprus Broadband portal.[3] Many wireless networks are appearing in Cyprus, some with no minimum contract/pay as you go[4] and others with a fixed contract.[citation needed]
There are no government restrictions on access to the Internet or reports that the government monitored e-mail or Internet chat rooms without appropriate legal authority. Individuals and groups engage in the peaceful expression of views via the Internet, including e‑mail.[11]
The law provides for freedom of speech and press, and the government generally respects these rights in practice. An independent press, an effective judiciary, and a functioning democratic political system combine to ensure freedom of speech and of the press. The law prohibits arbitrary interference with privacy, family, home, or correspondence, and the government generally respects these prohibitions in practice.[11]
Northern Cyprus is under illegal occupation by the Turkish army. It is the so-called "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" (TRNC). It is a self declared state[12] that comprises the northern portion of the island of Cyprus. Recognised only by Turkey,[13] Northern Cyprus is considered by the international community as occupied territory of the Republic of Cyprus.[14][15] A buffer zone, the Green Line, under the control of the United Nations stretches between Northern Cyprus and the rest of the island and divides Nicosia, the island's largest city and capital of both states.
International telephone calls to Northern Cyprus are routed via a Turkish dialing code (+90 392) as Northern Cyprus has neither its own country code nor official ITU prefix. Similarly, there is no Internet top-level domain for Northern Cyprus, which is instead under the Turkish second-level domain .nc.tr. Amateur radio operators sometimes use callsigns beginning with "1B", but these have no standing for awards or other operating credit.[citation needed]
^ ab"Cyprus", Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of State, 22 March 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
^Emerson, Michael (2004). The Wider Europe Matrix. CPSE. ISBN92-9079-469-0.
^"The status of Northern Cyprus as a separate entity is recognised only by Turkey, which keeps around 30,000 troops in the north of the island" in "Cyprus country profile", BBC News, 23 December 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
^United Nations Security Council resolution 550 states "Gravely concerned about the further secessionist acts in the occupied part of the Republic of Cyprus which are in violation of resolution 541(1983), namely the purported "exchange of Ambassadors" between Turkey and the legally invalid "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" and the contemplated holding of a "Constitutional referendum" and "elections", as well as by other actions or threats of action aimed at further consolidating the purported independent state and the division of Cyprus".
^"Rule of Law In Armed Conflicts Project – Cyprus", Judicial Decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (Switzerland). Retrieved 7 January 2014.
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