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Telephones - main lines in use:
841,700 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 87
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
9.196 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 74
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: poor telephone and telegraph service; fair radiotelephone communication service and mobile-cellular telephone network
domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone service subscribership base only about 35 per 100 persons
international: country code - 977; radiotelephone communications; microwave landline to India; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2008)

Broadcast media:
state operates 2 television stations as well as national and regional radio stations; more than 60 independent radio stations and a small number of independent television stations (2007)

Internet country code:
.np

Internet hosts:
41,532 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 98
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
577,800 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 116
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]