Definition of Afghanistancommunications

CIA World Factbook 2005
Afghanistan: Communications
Telephones - main lines in use:
 33,100 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
 15,000 (2002)
Telephone system:
 general assessment: very limited telephone and telegraph service
domestic: telephone service improving with the establishment of two mobile phone operators by 2003; telephone main lines remain weak with only 0.1 line per 10 people
international: country code - 93; five VSAT's installed in Kabul, Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Kandahar, and Jalalabad provide international and domestic voice and data connectivity
Radio broadcast stations:
 AM 21, FM 23, shortwave 1 (broadcasts in Pashtu, Afghan Persian (Dari), Urdu, and English) (2003)
Radios:
 167,000 (1999)
Television broadcast stations:
 at least 10 (one government-run central television station in Kabul and regional stations in nine of the 32 provinces; the regional stations operate on a reduced schedule; also, in 1997, there was a station in Mazar-e Sharif reaching four northern Afghanistan provinces) (1998)
Televisions:
 100,000 (1999)
Internet country code:
 .af
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
 1 (2000)
Internet users:
 1,000 (2002)
Communications - note:
 in March 2003 'af' was established as Afghanistan's domain name; Internet access is growing through Internet cafes as well as public "telekiosks" in Kabul that are part of a nationwide network proposed by the Transitional Authority for Internet access (2002)

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    Communications in Afghanistan
    Communications in Afghanistan has dramatically increased, and has embarked on wireless companies, internet, radio stations and television channels. Afghan telecommunication companies, Afghan Wireless, Roshan and Areeba have boasted rapid increase in cellular phone usage. Etisalat is another company, which is expected to launch its services in 2007.

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