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Telephones -
main lines in use | 5,162,798 (2006) | | Telephones -
mobile cellular | 48,289,136 (2006) | | | Telephone system | general assessment: the telecom infrastructure is improving dramatically with foreign and domestic investments into fixed-line and mobile networks; mobile cellular subscribership has skyrocketed, approaching 50 million in late 2006, 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; 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 | AM 31, FM 68, shortwave NA (2006) | | Television broadcast
stations | 20 (5 state-run channels and 15 privately-owned satellite channels) (2006) | | | Internet country code | .pk | | | Internet users | 10.5 million (2005) | |
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