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Telephones - main lines in use:
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33,100 (2002) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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15,000 (2002) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: very limited telephone and telegraph service
domestic: telephone service improving with the establishment of two mobile phone operators by 2003; telephone main lines remain weak with only 0.1 line per 10 people international: country code - 93; five VSAT's installed in Kabul, Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Kandahar, and Jalalabad provide international and domestic voice and data connectivity |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 21, FM 23, shortwave 1 (broadcasts in Pashtu, Afghan Persian (Dari), Urdu, and English) (2003) |
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Radios:
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167,000 (1999) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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at least 10 (one government-run central television station in Kabul and regional stations in nine of the 32 provinces; the regional stations operate on a reduced schedule; also, in 1997, there was a station in Mazar-e Sharif reaching four northern Afghanistan provinces) (1998) |
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Televisions:
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100,000 (1999) |
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Internet country code:
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.af |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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1 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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1,000 (2002) |
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Communications - note:
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in March 2003 'af' was established as Afghanistan's domain name; Internet access is growing through Internet cafes as well as public "telekiosks" in Kabul that are part of a nationwide network proposed by the Transitional Authority for Internet access (2002) |
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