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> Sri Lanka > Communications (Facts)
| Sri Lanka - Communications (Facts) |
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| Telephones - main lines in use: |
2.087 million (2007) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular: |
5.959 million (2007) |
| Telephone system: |
general assessment: telephone services have improved significantly and are available in most parts of the country
domestic: national trunk network consists mostly of digital microwave radio relay; fiber-optic links now in use in Colombo area and 2 fixed wireless local loops have been installed; competition is strong in mobile cellular systems and mobile cellular subscribership is increasing; telephone density remains low (2006)
international: country code - 94; submarine cables to Indonesia, Djibouti, India and Maldives; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) |
| Radio broadcast stations: |
34 (station types NA) (2006) |
| Television broadcast stations: |
14 (2006) |
| Internet country code: |
.lk |
| Internet hosts: |
6,526 (2006) |
| Internet users: |
428,000 (2006) |
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