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Azerbaijan Communications
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| Telephones - main lines in use: |
663,000 (1997)
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| Telephones - mobile cellular: |
40,000 (1997)
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| Telephone system: |
general assessment:
inadequate; requires considerable expansion and modernization; teledensity of 8.6 main lines per 100 persons is very low
domestic:
the majority of telephones are in Baku and other industrial centers - about 700 villages still do not have public telephone service; satellite service connects Baku to a modern switch in its exclave of Naxcivan
international:
the old Soviet system of cable and microwave is still serviceable; a satellite connection to Turkey enables Baku to reach about 200 additional countries, some of which are directly connected to Baku by satellite providers other than Turkey (1997)
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| Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 10, FM 17, shortwave 1 (1998)
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| Television broadcast stations: |
2 (1997)
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| Televisions: |
170,000 (1997)
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| Internet country code: |
.az
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
2 (2000)
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| Internet users: |
8,000 (2000)
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