Afghanistan Communications:
Telephones — main lines in use:
33,100 (2002 est.)
Telephones — mobile cellular:
15,000 (2002 est.)
Telephone system:
general assessment:
very limited telephone and telegraph service
domestic:
telephone service improving with the establishment of two mobile phone operators by 2003; telephone main lines remain weak with only 0.1 line per 10 people
international:
country code - 93; five VSAT's installed in Kabul, Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Kandahar, and Jalalabad provide international and domestic voice and data connectivity
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 21 , FM 23 , shortwave 1 (broadcasts in Pashtu, Afghan Persian (Dari), Urdu, and English) (2003 est.)
Television broadcast stations:
at least 10 (one government-run central television station in Kabul and regional stations in nine of the 32 provinces; the regional stations operate on a reduced schedule; also, in 1997, there was a station in Mazar-e Sharif reaching four northern Afghanistan provinces) (1998 est.)
Internet country code:
.af
Internet users:
1,000 (2002 est.)
Communications — note:
In March 2003 'af' was established as Afghanistan's domain name; Internet access is growing through Internet cafes as well as public "telekiosks" in Kabul that are part of a nationwide network proposed by the Transitional Authority for Internet access (2002)
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