Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 100,000
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 145

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 23.4 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 74 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 51

Telephone system:
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; the Afghan Ministry of Communications and Information claims that more than 90 percent of the population live in areas with access to mobile-cellular services
international: country code - 93; multiple VSAT's provide international and domestic voice and data connectivity (2012)

Broadcast media:
state-owned broadcaster, Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA), operates a series of radio and television stations in Kabul and the provinces; an estimated 150 private radio stations, 50 TV stations, and about a dozen international broadcasters are available (2007)

Radio broadcast stations:
48 (station types NA) (2009)

Television - broadcast stations:
16 (1 state-run station and 15 registered private stations) (2009)

Internet country code:
.af

Internet hosts:
223 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 199
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
total: 1.9 million
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 5.9% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 100