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| Telephones - main lines in use: |
494,509 (1998)
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| Telephones - mobile cellular: |
228,604 (1999)
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| Telephone system: |
general assessment:
very inadequate domestic service, particularly in rural areas; some hope for improvement with privatization of national telephone company and encouragement to private investment; good international service (1999)
domestic:
national trunk network consists mostly of digital microwave radio relay; fiber-optic links now in use in Colombo area and two fixed wireless local loops have been installed; competition is strong in mobile cellular systems; telephone density remains low at 2.6 main lines per 100 persons (1999)
international:
submarine cables to Indonesia and Djibouti; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (1999)
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| Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 26, FM 45, shortwave 1 (1998)
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| Radios: |
3.85 million (1997)
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| Television broadcast stations: |
21 (1997)
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| Televisions: |
1.53 million (1997)
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| Internet country code: |
.lk
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
5 (2000)
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| Internet users: |
65,000 (2000)
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