Telecommunications in the Netherlands
This article is intended to give an overview of telecommunications in the Netherlands.
Postal codes in the Netherlands are formed of four digits then two letters, separated by a space—, for example.
Telephone
Telephones - main lines in use:8.000.000
Telephones - mobile cellular subscribers:
17.200.000
Telephone system:
general assessment: highly developed and well maintained
domestic: extensive fixed-line fiber-optic network; cellular telephone system is one of the largest in Europe with three major network operators utilizing the third generation of the Global System for Mobile Communications.
international:
9 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat, 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat
Area codes
- 010 – Rotterdam
- 0111 – Zierikzee
- 0113 – Goes
- 0114 – Hulst
- 0115 – Terneuzen
- 0117 – Oostburg
- 0118 – Middelburg
- 013 – Tilburg
- 015 – Delft
- 0161 – Rijen
- 0162 – Oosterhout
- 0164 – Bergen op Zoom
- 0165 – Roosendaal
- 0166 – Tholen
- 0167 – Steenbergen
- 0168 – Zevenbergen
- 0172 – Alphen aan den Rijn
- 0174 – Naaldwijk
- 0180 – Ridderkerk
- 0181 – Spijkenisse
- 0182 – Gouda
- 0183 – Gorinchem
- 0184 – Sliedrecht
- 0186 – Oud-Beijerland
- 0187 – Middelharnis
- 020 – Amsterdam
- 0222 – Texel
- 0223 – Den Helder
- 0224 – Schagen
- 0226 – Noord-Scharwoude
- 0227 – Middenmeer
- 0228 – Enkhuizen
- 0229 – Hoorn
- 023 – Haarlem
- 024 – Nijmegen
- 0251 – Beverwijk
- 0252 – Hillegom
- 0255 – IJmuiden
- 026 – Arnhem
- 0294 – Weesp
- 0297 – Aalsmeer
- 0299 – Purmerend
- 030 – Utrecht
- 0313 – Dieren
- 0314 – Doetinchem
- 0315 – Terborg
- 0316 – Zevenaar
- 0317 – Wageningen
- 0318 – Ede
- 0320 – Lelystad
- 0321 – Dronten
- 033 – Amersfoort
- 0341 – Harderwijk
- 0342 – Barneveld
- 0343 – Doorn
- 0344 – Tiel
- 0345 – Culemborg
- 0346 – Maarssen
- 0347 – Vianen
- 0348 – Woerden
- 035 – Hilversum
- 036 – Almere
- 038 – Zwolle
- 040 – Eindhoven
- 0411 – Boxtel
- 0412 – Oss
- 0413 – Veghel
- 0416 – Waalwijk
- 0418 – Zaltbommel
- 043 – Maastricht
- 045 – Heerlen
- 046 – Sittard
- 0475 – Roermond
- 0478 – Venray
- 0481 – Bemmel
- 0485 – Cuijk
- 0486 – Grave
- 0487 – Druten
- 0488 – Zetten
- 0492 – Helmond
- 0493 – Deurne
- 0495 – Weert
- 0497 – Reusel
- 0499 – Best
- 050 – Groningen
- 0511 – Veenwouden
- 0512 – Drachten
- 0513 – Heerenveen
- 0514 – Balk
- 0515 – Sneek
- 0516 – Oosterwolde
- 0517 – Franeker
- 0518 – St. Annaparochie
- 0519 – Dokkum
- 0521 – Steenwijk
- 0522 – Meppel
- 0523 – Dedemsvaart
- 0524 – Coevorden
- 0525 – Elburg
- 0527 – Emmeloord
- 0528 – Hoogeveen
- 0529 – Ommen
- 053 – Enschede
- 0541 – Oldenzaal
- 0543 – Winterswijk
- 0544 – Groenlo/Lichtenvoorde
- 0545 – Neede
- 0546 – Almelo
- 0547 – Goor
- 0548 – Rijssen
- 055 – Apeldoorn
- 0561 – Wolvega
- 0562 – Terschelling/Vlieland
- 0566 – Irnsum
- 0570 – Deventer
- 0571 – Voorst
- 0572 – Raalte
- 0573 – Lochem
- 0575 – Zutphen
- 0577 – Uddel
- 0578 – Epe
- 058 – Leeuwarden
- 0591 – Emmen
- 0592 – Assen
- 0593 – Beilen
- 0594 – Zuidhorn
- 0595 – Warffum
- 0596 – Appingedam
- 0597 – Winschoten
- 0598 – Hoogezand
- 0599 – Stadskanaal
- 070 – The Hague
- 071 – Leiden
- 072 – Alkmaar
- 073 – 's-Hertogenbosch
- 074 – Hengelo
- 075 – Zaandam
- 076 – Breda
- 077 – Venlo
- 078 – Dordrecht
- 079 – Zoetermeer
Non-geographical codes
Starting with- 06 - Mobile/Cell phones
- 066 - Pager numbers
- 0676 - Internet service provider dial-up line
- 0800 - Free service numbers
- 084 - Non-geographical personal numbers
- 085 - VoIP numbers
- 087 - Non-geographical personal numbers
- 088 - Large companies with more than one address
- 0900 - Paid information numbers
- 0906 - Adult lines
- 0909 - Entertainment
- 091 - VoIP numbers
Radio, television and internet
Radio broadcast stations:AM 4, FM 58, shortwave 3
Radios:
15.3 million
Television broadcast stations:
25
Televisions:
6.700.000
Internet service providers :
33
Country code : .nl