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Zambia: Communications
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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130,000 (including approximately 40,000 fixed telephones in wireless local loop connections) (2002)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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90,000 (2002)
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: facilities are aging but still among the best in Sub-Saharan Africa
domestic: high-capacity microwave radio relay connects most larger towns and cities; several cellular telephone services in operation; Internet service is widely available; very small aperture terminal (VSAT) networks are operated by private firms
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean)
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 19, FM 5, shortwave 4 (2001)
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Radios:
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1.2 million (2001)
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Television broadcast stations:
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9 (2002)
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Televisions:
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277,000 (1997)
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Internet country code:
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.zm
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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5 (2001)
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Internet users:
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25,000 (2002)
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