Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 440,000
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 98

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 8 million
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 99 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 96

Telephone system:
general assessment: foreign investment in the telephone system has resulted in major improvements; conversion of the existing fixed network from analogue to digital was completed in 2012
domestic: fixed line availability has not changed significantly since 1998, while mobile cellular subscribership, aided by competition among multiple operators, has expanded rapidly; coverage now extends to all major cities and towns
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 - 3 (2 Intelsat and 1 Orbita) (2011)

Broadcast media:
state-run TV broadcaster transmits nationally on 4 stations and regionally on 4 stations; 11 independent TV stations broadcast locally and regionally; some households are able to receive Russian and other foreign stations via cable and satellite; state-run radio broadcaster operates Radio Tajikistan, Voice of Dushanbe, and several regional stations; a small number of independent radio stations (2010)

Radio broadcast stations:
16 (number of licensed stations with only about 10 broadcasting) (2009)

Television - broadcast stations:
24 (number of licensed stations with only about 15 active) (2009)

Internet country code:
.tj

Internet hosts:
6,258 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 142
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
total: 1.3 million
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percent of population: 16.1% (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 118