Telephones:
31,200 (1983 est.)
Telephone system:
domestic:
very limited telephone and telegraph service; in 1997, telecommunications
links were established between Mazar-e Sharif, Herat, Kandahar, Jalalabad,
and Kabul through satellite and microwave systems
international:
satellite earth stations—1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) linked only to Iran
and 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region); commercial satellite telephone
center in Ghazni
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 6 (5 are inactive), FM 1, shortwave 3 (1998)
Radios:
1.67 million (1998 est.)
Television broadcast stations:
NA
note:
in 1997, there was a station in Mazar-e Sharif reaching four northern
Afghanistan provinces; also, the government ran a central television
station in Kabul and regional stations in nine of the 30 provinces; it is
unknown if any of these stations currently operate
Televisions:
100,000 (1998 est.)
