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Communication |
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Telephones -
main lines in use: |
5,162,798 (2006) |
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Telephones -
mobile cellular: |
48,289,136 (2006)
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Telephone
system: |
general assessment: the
telecom infrastructure is improving dramatically with foreign and domestic
investments into fixed-line and mobile networks; mobile cellular
subscribership has skyrocketed, approaching 50 million in late 2006, up
from only about 300,000 in 2000; fiber systems are being constructed
throughout the country to aid in network growth; main line availability
has risen only marginally over the same period and there are still
difficulties getting main line service to rural areas.
domestic: microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, fiber-optic
cable, cellular, and satellite networks
international: country
code - 92; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2
Indian Ocean); 3 operational international gateway exchanges (1 at Karachi
and 2 at Islamabad); microwave radio relay to neighboring countries (2006) |
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Cellular
Operator: |
MobiLink, UFone, Warid, Telenor, Paktel,
Instaphone, Thuraya |
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Radio broadcast
stations: |
AM 31, FM 68, shortwave NA
(2006) |
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Radios: |
13.5 million
(1997) |
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Television
broadcast stations: |
20 (5 state-run channels and 15
privately-owned satellite channels) (2006) |
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Televisions: |
3.1 million
(1997) |
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Internet
country code: |
.pk |
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Internet hosts: |
72,765 (2006) |
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Internet
Service Providers (ISPs): |
30 (2000)
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Internet users: |
10.5 million (2005) |
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Note:
Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. |
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