Sri Lanka's Communications | Sri Lankan Communications

Telephones - main lines in use: 881,400 (2002)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 931,600 (2002)

Telephone system: general assessment: very inadequate domestic service, particularly in rural areas; likely improvement with privatization of national telephone company and encouragement to private investment; good international service (1999) domestic: national trunk network consists mostly of digital microwave radio relay; fiber-optic links now in use in Colombo area and two fixed wireless local loops have been installed; competition is strong in mobile cellular systems; telephone density remains low at 2.6 main lines per 100 persons (1999) international: country code - 94; submarine cables to Indonesia and Djibouti; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (1999)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 26, FM 45, shortwave 1 (1998)

Television broadcast stations: 21 (1997)

Internet country code: .lk

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

Internet users: 200,000 (2002)



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