Communications ::Afghanistan
Telephones - main lines in use:
460,000 (2008) country comparison to the world: 100
Telephones - mobile cellular:
8.45 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 69
Telephone system:
general assessment: limited landline telephone service; an increasing number of Afghans utilize mobile-cellular phone networks in major cities
domestic: aided by the presence of multiple providers, mobile-cellular telephone service is improving rapidly
international: country code - 93; five VSAT's installed in Kabul, Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Kandahar, and Jalalabad provide international and domestic voice and data connectivity (2007)
Radio broadcast stations: