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Azerbaijan: Communications
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Azerbaijan |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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865,000 (2002)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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800,000 (2002)
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: inadequate; requires considerable expansion and modernization; teledensity of 10 main lines per 100 persons is low (2002)
domestic: the majority of telephones are in Baku and other industrial centers - about 700 villages still without public telephone service; satellite service connects Baku to a modern switch in its exclave of Naxcivan
international: the old Soviet system of cable and microwave is still serviceable; a satellite connection to Turkey enables Baku to reach about 200 additional countries, some of which are directly connected to Baku by satellite providers other than Turkey (1997)
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 10, FM 17, shortwave 1 (1998)
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Radios:
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175,000 (1997)
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Television broadcast stations:
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2 (1997)
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Televisions:
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170,000 (1997)
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Internet country code:
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.az
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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2 (2000)
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Internet users:
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25,000 (2002)
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