Telephones - main lines in use:

458,900 (2006)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

2.152 million (2007)

Telephone system:

general assessment: telecommunications infrastructure is growing; fixed line penetration remains low and concentrated in urban areas
domestic: 4 mobile cellular service providers with growing coverage
international: country code - 996; connections with other CIS countries by landline or microwave radio relay and with other countries by leased connections with Moscow international gateway switch and by satellite; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intersputnik, 1 Intelsat); connected internationally by the Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic line (2006)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 3 (plus 10 repeater stations), FM 23, shortwave NA (2007)

Television broadcast stations:

8 (2 countrywide and 6 regional stations; state-owned); note - there are about 20 private TV stations, most of which rebroadcast other channels (2007)

Internet country code:

.kg

Internet hosts:

80,990 (2007)

Internet users:

298,100 (2006)