Bangladesh: Communications

Communications Bangladesh
Telephones - main lines in use:
 682,000 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
 1.075 million (2002)
Telephone system:
 general assessment: totally inadequate for a modern country
domestic: modernizing; introducing digital systems; trunk systems include VHF and UHF microwave radio relay links, and some fiber-optic cable in cities
international: country code - 880; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean); international radiotelephone communications and landline service to neighboring countries (2000)
Radio broadcast stations:
 AM 12, FM 12, shortwave 2 (1999)
Radios:
 6.15 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
 15 (1999)
Televisions:
 770,000 (1997)
Internet country code:
 .bd
Internet hosts:
 2 (2002)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
 10 (2000)
Internet users:
 204,000 (2002)

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