Telephones - main lines in use:
4.34 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 40
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
28.731 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 37
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: inherited an outdated telecommunications network from the Soviet era requiring modernization
domestic: intercity by landline and microwave radio relay; number of fixed-line connections is gradually increasing and fixed-line teledensity now roughly 25 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage has increased rapidly and the subscriber base now exceeds 140 per 100 persons
international: country code - 7; international traffic with other former Soviet republics and China carried by landline and microwave radio relay and with other countries by satellite and by the Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic cable; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (2008)

Broadcast media:
state owns nearly all radio and TV transmission facilities and operates national TV and radio networks; nearly all nationwide TV networks are wholly or partly owned by the government; some former state-owned media outlets have been privatized; households with satellite dishes have access to foreign media; a small number of commercial radio stations operate along with state-run radio stations; recent legislation requires all media outlets to register with the government and all TV providers to broadcast in digital format by 2015 (2008)

Internet country code:
.kz

Internet hosts:
67,464 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 90
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
5.299 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 44
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]