Page last updated on January 31, 2014

Telephones - main lines in use:
393,000 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 106
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
6.528 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 98
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: foreign investment in the telephone system has resulted in major improvements; conversion of the existing fixed network from analogue to digital was completed in 2012
domestic: fixed line availability has not changed significantly since 1998 while mobile cellular subscribership, aided by competition among multiple operators, has expanded rapidly; coverage now extends to all major cities and towns
international: country code - 992; linked by cable and microwave radio relay to other CIS republics and by leased connections to the Moscow international gateway switch; Dushanbe linked by Intelsat to international gateway switch in Ankara (Turkey); satellite earth stations - 3 (2 Intelsat and 1 Orbita) (2011)

Broadcast media:
state-run TV broadcaster transmits nationally on 4 stations and regionally on 4 stations; 11 independent TV stations broadcast locally and regionally; some households are able to receive Russian and other foreign stations via cable and satellite; state-run radio broadcaster operates Radio Tajikistan, Voice of Dushanbe, and several regional stations; a small number of independent radio stations (2010)

Internet country code:
.tj

Internet hosts:
6,258 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 142
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
700,000 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 110
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]