Telephones - main lines in use 363,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular 2,500 (1997)

Telephone system
general assessment: poorly developed and not well maintained; many towns are not reached by the national network
domestic: cable and microwave radio relay
international: 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

Radio broadcast stations AM 8, FM 7, shortwave 2 (2001)

Radios 1.291 million (1991)

Television broadcast stations 13 (2001)

Televisions 820,000 (1997)

Internet country code .tj

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 5 (2001)

Internet users 2,000 (2000)

NOTE: The information regarding Tajikistan on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tajikistan Communications 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tajikistan Communications 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.