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Telephones - main lines in use:
4.011 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 42
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
19.768 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 44
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: inherited an outdated telecommunications network from the Soviet era requiring modernization
domestic: intercity by landline and microwave radio relay; number of fixed-line connections is gradually increasing and fixed-line teledensity now roughly 25 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage is increasing and the subscriber base now is roughly 125 per 100 persons
international: country code - 7; international traffic with other former Soviet republics and China carried by landline and microwave radio relay and with other countries by satellite and by the Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic cable; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (2010)

Broadcast media:
state owns nearly all radio and TV transmission facilities and operates national TV and radio networks; nearly all nationwide TV networks are wholly or partly owned by the government; some former state-owned media outlets have been privatized and are controlled by the president's daughter, who heads the Khabar Agency that runs multiple TV and radio stations; a number of privately-owned TV stations; households with satellite dishes have access to foreign media; a small number of commercial radio stations operating along with state-run radio stations (2008)

Internet country code:
.kz

Internet hosts:
65,988 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 87
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Internet users:
5.299 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 44
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]