Though the Greek government's telecommunications monopoly
might have come to a tragic end, Hellenic Telecommunications
(OTE) is still the biggest player on its home stage. OTE has
about 7 million fixed access lines in service and provides
local, long-distance, and international telephone calling.
It also offers broadband Internet services (through ISP
OTEnet) to more than 800,000 residential and business
customers. Other wired services include leased lines, data
hosting, and wholesale telecom services. Subsidiary Cosmote
provides wireless service to more than 6 million subscribers
on its GSM-based network. OTE's international holdings
include subsidiaries in Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, and
Serbia.