Communications in Kazakhstan

Telephones – main lines in use: 1.92 million (2001)

Telephones – mobile cellular: 400,000 (2001)

Telephone system: service is poor; equipment antiquated
domestic: intercity by landline and microwave radio relay; mobile cellular systems are available in most of Kazakhstan
international: international traffic with other former Soviet republics and China carried by landline and microwave radio relay; with other countries by satellite and by the Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic cable; satellite earth stations – 2 Intelsat

Radio broadcast stations: AM 60, FM 17, shortwave 9 (1998)

Radios: 6.47 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations: 12 (plus nine repeaters) (1998)

Televisions: 3.88 million (1997)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 10 (with their own international channels) (2001)

Internet users: 100,000 (2002)

Country code (Top-level domain): KZ

See also : Kazakhstan