| People | Uzbekistan |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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1.793 million (2005) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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64 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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5.8 million (2007) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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206 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: antiquated and inadequate; in serious need of modernization
domestic: the main line telecommunications system is dilapidated and telephone density is low; the state-owned telecommunications company, Uzbektelecom, is working on improving main line services; mobile services are growing swiftly, with the subscriber base more than doubling in 2007 to 5.8 million
international: country code - 998; linked by landline or microwave radio relay with CIS member states and to other countries by leased connection via the Moscow international gateway switch; after the completion of the Uzbek link to the Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic cable, Uzbekistan will be independent of Russian facilities for international communications (2006) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 4, FM 6, shortwave 3 (2006) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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7,067,110 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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4,711,407 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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9,422,814 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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28 (includes 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent and approximately 20 stations in regional capitals) (2006) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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1,009,588 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.uz |
Internet hosts:
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11,832 (2007) |
Internet users:
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1.7 million (2006) |
Internet users - density:
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61 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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