| Communications | Afghanistan |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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140,000 (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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5 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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13 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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436 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: limited fixed-line telephone service; an increasing number of Afghans utilize mobile-cellular phone networks
domestic: aided by the presence of multiple providers, mobile-cellular telephone service continues to improve rapidly
international: country code - 93; multiple VSAT's provide international and domestic voice and data connectivity (2009) |
Broadcast media:
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state-owned broadcaster, Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA), operates a series of radio and television stations in Kabul and the provinces; an estimated 175 private radio stations, 8 TV networks, and about a dozen international broadcasters are available (2010) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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48 (station types NA) (2009) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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void |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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void |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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void |
Television broadcast stations:
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16 (1 state-run station and 15 registered private stations) (2009) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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1,864,712 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.af |
Internet hosts:
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46 (2010) |
Internet users:
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1 million (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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34 internet users per 1000 capita |
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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