Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 23,800
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 176

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 628,300
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 86 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 165

Telephone system:
general assessment: urban towns and district headquarters have telecommunications services
domestic: low teledensity; domestic service is poor especially in rural areas; mobile-cellular service, started in 2003, is now widely available
international: country code - 975; international telephone and telegraph service via landline and microwave relay through India; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (2012)

Broadcast media:
state-owned TV station established in 1999; cable TV service offers dozens of Indian and other international channels; first radio station, privately launched in 1973, is now state-owned; 5 private radio stations are currently broadcasting (2012)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 0, FM 9, shortwave 1 (2007)

Television - broadcast stations:
1 (2007)

Internet country code:
.bt

Internet hosts:
14,590 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 126
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
total: 203,100
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 27.7% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 155