Telecommunications Republic of Uzbekistan
Landlines (2007):	1.821 million
Mobile lines (2008):	10.4 million
ccTLD Country code top-level domain A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory.... :	.uz .uz .uz is the Internet country code top-level domain for Uzbekistan. Registry services were formerly operated by Euracom GmBH, but were later redelegated to UZINFOCOM...
Calling code:	+998

Telecommunications networks in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....

 are largely based on Soviet-built infrastructure but with lots of modern additions making the country one of the leading in the region in terms of informational development.

Telephone

The current Uzbek telephone system is both antiquated and inadequate. It is in need of improvement to bring it up to modern, international standards.

Domestic System

The main line telecommunications system is dilapidated and telephone density is low. The state-owned telecommunications company, Uzbektelecom, is using loans from the Japanese government

Government of Japan

The government of Japan is a constitutional monarchy where the power of the Emperor is very limited. As a ceremonial figurehead, he is defined by the 1947 constitution as "the symbol of the state and of the unity of the people". Power is held chiefly by the Prime Minister of Japan and other elected...

 and the China Development Bank

China Development Bank

The China Development Bank is a financial institution in the People's Republic of China under the direct jurisdiction of the State Council. It is the only bank in China whose governor is a full minister...

 to improve mainline services. The completion of conversion to digital exchanges is planned for 2010. Mobile services are growing rapidly, with the subscriber base reaching 10.4 million in 2008.

International System

Uzbekistan is linked by fiber-optic cable or microwave radio relay with CIS member states

CIS

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 and to other countries by leased connection via the Moscow international gateway switch. After the completion of the Uzbek link to the Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic cable, Uzbekistan plans to establish a fiber-optic connection to Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

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Radio

Currently, Uzbekistan has four AM stations, 12 FM stations, and 3 shortwave stations. Additionally, as of 1997, there are an estimated 10.2 million radios in use in Uzbekistan.

Television

Uzbekistan has 28 television broadcast stations. This includes one cable rebroadcaster in Taskent

Taskent

Taşkent, formerly Pirlerkondu, is a town and district of Konya Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 46,396 of which 10,779 live in the town of Taşkent.-External links:* *...

 and approximately 20 stations in regional capitals.

Internet

There are approximately 2.1 million Internet users and approximately 38,000 Internet hosts in Uzbekistan. The "Uzbek Internet" is sometimes called "Uznet", similar to Runet

Runet

Currently Internet access in Russia is available to businesses and home users in various forms, including dial-up, cable, DSL, FTTH, mobile, wireless and satellite...

. The country code (Top level domain)

Country code top-level domain

A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....

 for Uzbekistan is .uz

.uz

.uz is the Internet country code top-level domain for Uzbekistan. Registry services were formerly operated by Euracom GmBH, but were later redelegated to UZINFOCOM...

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