Tajikistan Communications 2007

Telephones - main lines in use:
280,200 (2005)

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 hosts:
2,050 (2007)