Communications of Uzbekistan
| Telephones - main lines in use: | 1.793 million (2005) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular: | 1.1 million (2005) |
| Telephone system: | general assessment: antiquated and inadequate; in serious need of modernization domestic: the main line telecommunications system is dilapidated; the state-owned telecom company, Uzbektelecom, is using a US$110 million loan from the Japanese government to improve main line services; mobile services are growing swiftly, with the subscriber base doubling in 2005 to 1.1 million; there are 6 main cellular providers currently in operation international: country code - 998; linked by landline or microwave radio relay with CIS member states 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 will be independent of Russian facilities for international communications (2006) |
| Radio broadcast stations: | AM 4, FM 6, shortwave 3 (2006) |
| Radios: | 10.8 million (1997) |
| Television broadcast stations: | 8 (includes 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent; approximately 20 stations in regional capitals) (2006) |
| Televisions: | 6.4 million (1997) |
| Internet country code: | .uz |
| Internet hosts: | 9,058 (2006) |
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): | 42 (2000) |
| Internet users: | 880,000 (2005) |