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Be Well Covered
One of Iceland Telecom’s main strengths lies in its distribution
network, which covers 98 percent of the country. Iceland
Telecom’s NMT network covers most of the country and even out
to sea, and is accessible where the GSM network is not. It is also
worth mentioning that the GPRS system (sometimes referred to
as Generation 2.5 GSM system) also reaches 98 percent of
Iceland’s population. That means that the GPRS network is effec-
tive in more places than GPRS networks from other operators in
the country which have less distribution.
Almost 90 percent of Iceland’s population, aged 16-75, either uses
or has access to mobile phones. This is among the highest pro-
portion in the world. About 70 percent of all GSM phonecards in
use are registered with Iceland Telecom. At the end of 2001,
145,000 GSM numbers and 27,000 NMT numbers were in use. On
numerous occasions, NMT phones have proven to be an effective
security/emergency device for those who travel outside of the
country’s main roads, e.g. in the Highlands. Iceland Telecom pro-
vides access to two satellite systems, Inmarsat and Iridum.
The toll-free number for Iceland Telecom’s service centre is 800-
7000. The service centre is open 24 hours a day and accepts reser-
vations and service orders, provides helpful information and is a
good avenue to share useful suggestions with other network
users.
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