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Telephones - main lines in use:
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363,000 (1997)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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4,300 (1998)
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: poorly developed
domestic: NA
international: linked by cable and microwave radio relay to other CIS republics and to other countries by leased connections to the Moscow international gateway switch; a new telephone link from Ashgabat to Iran has been established; a new exchange in Ashgabat switches international traffic through Turkey via Intelsat; satellite earth stations - 1 Orbita and 1 Intelsat
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 16, FM 8, shortwave 2 (1998)
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Radios:
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1.225 million (1997)
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Television broadcast stations:
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3 (much programming relayed from Russia and Turkey) (1997)
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Televisions:
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820,000 (1997)
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Internet country code:
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.tm
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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1
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Internet users:
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2,000 (2000)
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