| People | Pakistan |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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5.24 million (2006) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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32 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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63.16 million (2007) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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377 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: the telecommunications infrastructure is improving dramatically with foreign and domestic investments into fixed-line and mobile networks; mobile-cellular subscribership has skyrocketed, reaching some 63 million in mid-2007, up from only about 300,000 in 2000; fiber systems are being constructed throughout the country to aid in network growth; main line availability has risen only marginally over the same period and there are still difficulties getting main line service to rural areas
domestic: microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable, cellular, and satellite networks
international: country code - 92; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable systems that provide links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); 3 operational international gateway exchanges (1 at Karachi and 2 at Islamabad); microwave radio relay to neighboring countries (2006) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 31, FM 68, shortwave NA (2006) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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5,411,679 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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2,467,089 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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void |
Television broadcast stations:
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20 (5 state-run channels and 15 privately-owned satellite channels) (2006) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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8,388,102 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.pk |
Internet hosts:
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164,067 (2007) |
Internet users:
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12 million (2006) |
Internet users - density:
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72 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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