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 10, shortwave 2 (2002)
Radios:
1.291 million (1991)
Television broadcast stations:
13 (2001)
Televisions:
820,000 (1997)
Internet country code:
.tj
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
4 (2002)
Internet users:
5,000 (2002)