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Turkmenistan Communications
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| Telephones - main lines in use: |
363,000 (1997)
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| Telephones - mobile cellular: |
4,300 (1998)
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| Telephone system: |
general assessment:
poorly developed
domestic:
NA
international:
linked by cable and microwave radio relay to other CIS republics and to other countries by leased connections to the Moscow international gateway switch; a new telephone link from Ashgabat to Iran has been established; a new exchange in Ashgabat switches international traffic through Turkey via Intelsat; satellite earth stations - 1 Orbita and 1 Intelsat
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| Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 16, FM 8, shortwave 2 (1998)
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| Radios: |
1.225 million (1997)
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| Television broadcast stations: |
3 (much programming relayed from Russia and Turkey) (1997)
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| Televisions: |
820,000 (1997)
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| Internet country code: |
.tm
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
NA
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| Internet users: |
2,000 (2000)
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