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Telephones - main lines in use:
1.734 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 64
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
10.125 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 78
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: requires considerable expansion and modernization; fixed-line telephone and a broad range of other telecom services are controlled by a state-owned telecommunications monopoly and growth has been stagnant; more competition exists in the mobile-cellular market with four providers in 2009
domestic: teledensity of 17 fixed lines per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity has increased and now exceeds 100 telephones per 100 persons; satellite service connects Baku to a modern switch in its exclave of Naxcivan (Nakhichevan)
international: country code - 994; the Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic link transits Azerbaijan providing international connectivity to neighboring countries; the old Soviet system of cable and microwave is still serviceable; satellite earth stations - 2 (2011)

Broadcast media:
3 state-run and 1 public TV channels; 4 domestic commercial TV stations and about 15 regional TV stations; cable TV services are available in Baku; 1 state-run and 1 public radio network operating; a small number of private commercial radio stations broadcasting; local FM relays of Baku commercial stations are available in many localities; local relays of several international broadcasters had been available until late 2008 when their broadcasts were banned from FM frequencies (2010)

Internet country code:
.az

Internet hosts:
46,856 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 98
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
2.42 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 70
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]