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Afghanistan
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Communication
in Afghanistan
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Telephones
- main lines in use:
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129,300
(2009)
country
comparison to the world: 139 |
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Telephones
- mobile cellular:
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12
million (2009)
country
comparison to the world: 57 |
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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)
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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 50 private radio stations, 8 TV
networks, and about a dozen international
broadcasters are available; more than 30
community-based radio stations broadcasting
(2007)
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Internet country
code:
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.af
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Internet hosts:
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46 (2010)
country
comparison to the world: 211 |
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Internet users:
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1 million (2009)
country
comparison to the world: 98 |
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Communications -
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Internet access is
growing through Internet cafes as well as public "telekiosks"
in Kabul (2005)
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