| Communications | Uzbekistan |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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1.821 million (2007) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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66 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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10.4 million (2008) |
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: 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 using loans from the Japanese government and the China Development Bank to improve mainline services; completion of conversion to digital exchanges planned for 2010; mobile services are growing rapidly, with the subscriber base reaching 10.4 million in 2008
international: country code - 998; linked by fiber-optic cable 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 plans to establish a fiber-optic connection to Afghanistan (2008) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 4, FM 12, shortwave 3 (2008) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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6,901,502 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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2,300,501 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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9,202,003 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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985,929 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.uz |
Internet hosts:
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38,183 (2008) |
Internet users:
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2.1 million (2008) |
Internet users - density:
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77 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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