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Telephones - main lines in use:
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1.92 million (2001)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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400,000 (2001)
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Telephone system:
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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 and with other countries by satellite and by the Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic cable; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 60, FM 17, shortwave 9 (1998)
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Radios:
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6.47 million (1997)
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Television broadcast stations:
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12 (plus nine repeaters) (1998)
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Televisions:
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3.88 million (1997)
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Internet country code:
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.kz
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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10 (with their own international channels) (2001)
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Internet users:
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100,000 (2002)
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