| Communications |
| Telephones in use: |
4.546 million (2008) |
| Cellular Phones in use: |
88.02 million (2008) |
| Telephone system: |
general assessment: the telecommunications infrastructure is improving dramatically with foreign and domestic investments into fixed-line and mobile networks; mobile-cellular subscribership has skyrocketed, reaching some 88 million in 2008, 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; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable systems that provide links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; 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 (2008) |
| Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 31, FM 68, shortwave NA (2006) |
| Television broadcast stations: |
20 (5 state-run channels and 15 privately-owned satellite channels) (2006) |
| Internet country code: |
.pk |
| Internet hosts: |
197,264 (2008) |
| Internet users: |
17.5 million (2007) |
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