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| Introduction - Pakistan: |  | Location - Pakistan: |  | People - Pakistan: |  | Government - Pakistan: |  | Economy - Pakistan: |  | Communications - Pakistan: |  Fiscal year | 1 July - 30 June |   |  Telephones main lines in use | 5.24 million (2006) |   |  Telephones mobile cellular | 63.16 million (2007) |   |  Telephone system | general assessment: the telecom infrastructure is improving dramatically with foreign and domestic investments into fixed-line and mobile networks; mobile cellular subscribership has skyrocketed, approaching 50 million in late 2006, up from only about 300,000 in 2000; fiber systems are being constructed throughout the country to aid in network growth; main line availability has risen only marginally over the same period and there are still difficulties getting main line service to rural areas.  
			domestic: microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable, cellular, and satellite networks  
			international: country code - 92; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); 3 operational international gateway exchanges (1 at Karachi and 2 at Islamabad); microwave radio relay to neighboring countries (2006) |   |  Radio broadcast stations | AM 31, FM 68, shortwave NA (2006) |   |  Television broadcast stations | 20 (5 state-run channels and 15 privately-owned satellite channels) (2006) |   |  Internet country code | .pk |   |  Internet hosts | 72,765 (2006) |   |  Internet users | 12 million (2006) |   |  
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 This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |