Page last updated on February 8,

Telephones - main lines in use:
367,700 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 108
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
5.941 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 95
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: foreign investment in the telephone system has resulted in major improvements; conversion of the existing fixed network from analogue to digital more than 90% complete by 2009
domestic: fixed line availability has not changed significantly since 1998 while mobile cellular subscribership, aided by competition among multiple operators, has expanded rapidly; coverage now extends to all major cities and towns
international: country code - 992; 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 - 3 (2 Intelsat and 1 Orbita) (2009)

Broadcast media:
state-run television broadcaster transmits nationally on 4 stations and regionally on 4 stations; 11 independent TV stations broadcast locally and regionally; some households are able to receive Russian and other foreign stations via cable and satellite; state-run radio broadcaster operates Radio Tajikistan, Voice of Dushanbe, and several regional stations; a small number of independent radio stations also broadcast (2010)

Internet country code:
.tj

Internet hosts:
1,504 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 165
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
700,000 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 110
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]