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Telephones -
main lines in use | 245,200 (2004) | | Telephones -
mobile cellular | 265,000 (2005) | | | Telephone system | general assessment: poorly developed and not well maintained; many towns are not linked to the national network
domestic: the domestic telecommunications network has historically been under funded and poorly maintained; main line availability has not changed significantly since 1998; cellular telephony is rare and coverage remains limited
international: country code - 992; linked by cable and microwave radio relay to other CIS republics and by leased connections to the Moscow international gateway switch; Dushanbe linked by Intelsat to international gateway switch in Ankara (Turkey); satellite earth stations - 1 Orbita and 2 Intelsat (2006) | | | Radio broadcast stations | AM 8, FM 10, shortwave 2 (2002) | | Television broadcast
stations | 6 (2006) | | | Internet country code | .tj | | | Internet users | 5,000 (2005) | |
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