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Communications

26,300 (2009)
country comparison to the world: See information ranked by country182
327,100 (2009)
country comparison to the world: See information ranked by country 169
general assessment: urban towns and district headquarters have telecommunications services
domestic: low teledensity; domestic service is poor especially in rural areas; mobile-cellular service available since 2003
international: country code - 975; international telephone and telegraph service via landline and microwave relay through India; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (2009)
state-owned TV station established in 1999; cable TV service offers dozens of Indian and other international channels; first radio station, privately launched in 1973, is now state-owned; 1 private radio station began operations in 2006 (2007)
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9,147 (2010)
country comparison to the world: See information ranked by country 125
50,000 (2009)
country comparison to the world: See information ranked by country 173


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