Short facts about communications in Kazakhstan

Telephones - main lines in use:

1.818 million (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

11,202 (1997)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  service is poor; equipment antiquated domestic:  intercity by landline and microwave radio relay; mobile cellular systems are available in most of Kazakhstan international:  international traffic with other former Soviet republics and China carried by landline and microwave radio relay; with other countries by satellite and by the Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic cable; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 60, FM 17, shortwave 9 (1998)

Radios:

6.47 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

12 (plus nine repeaters) (1998)

Televisions:

3.88 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.kz

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

NA

Internet users:

70,000 (2000)

Source: World Factbook