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Afghanistan - Communications
By CIA Factbook
May 22, 2008, 10:50
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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280,000 (2005)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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1.4 million (2005)
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: very limited telephone and telegraph service; many Afghans utilize growing cellular phone coverage in major cities
domestic: telephone service is improving with the licensing of several wireless telephone service providers in 2005 and 2006; approximately 4 in 100 Afghans own a wireless telephone; telephone main lines remain limited
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 (2006)
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 21, FM 5, shortwave 1 (broadcasts in Pashtu, Afghan Persian (Dari), Urdu, and English) (2006)
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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 7 (1 government-run central television station in Kabul and regional stations in 6 of the 34 provinces) (2006)
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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 hosts:
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22 (2006)
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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1 (2000)
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Internet users:
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30,000 (2005)
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Communications - note:
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Internet access is growing through Internet cafes as well as public "telekiosks" in Kabul (2005)
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