The language is not present in the media, except rare broadcasting of Arvanitika songs on local radio. Its use is very restricted and mainly oral, but the number of people who learn to write the language is increasing. The number of speakers is estimated at about 100,000. No legal status. There are no public or legal services available in the language.
Bilingual signs do exist sporadically.
It is also taught as a subject at a number of Italian universities. The Albanian government gives study grants to Italian students. Radio programmes in Albanian are broadcast by some private bilingual radio stations. There are no television programmes in the language. A few magazines exist in the language, but no daily or weekly newspapers.