Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 21,081
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 176

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 698,373
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 93 (July 2016 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: domestic service inadequate, especially in rural areas; mobile-cellular service, begun in 2003, is now widely available; Internet services widely available
international: country code - 975; international telephone and telegraph service via landline and microwave relay through India; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (2016)

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)

Internet country code:
.bt

Internet users:
total: 313,347
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 41.8% (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 161