competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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Sri Lanka Communications:
Telephones — main lines in use:
881,400 (2002 est.)
Telephones — mobile cellular:
931,600 (2002 est.)
Telephone system:
general assessment:
very inadequate domestic service, particularly in rural areas; likely improvement with privatization of national telephone company and encouragement to private investment; good international service (1999)
domestic:
national trunk network consists mostly of digital microwave radio relay; fiber-optic links now in use in Colombo area and two fixed wireless local loops have been installed; competition is strong in mobile cellular systems; telephone density remains low at 2.6 main lines per 100 persons (1999)
international:
country code - 94; submarine cables to Indonesia and Djibouti; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (1999)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 26 , FM 45 , shortwave 1 (1998 est.)
Television broadcast stations:
21 (1997 est.)
Internet country code:
.lk
internet hosts:
1,882 (2003 est.)
Internet users:
200,000 (2002 est.)
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