FACTOID # 8: A three-minute local phone call in Ecuador costs 60 U.S. cents, 60 times as much as in Ukraine, Macedonia, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, or Uzbekistan.
 
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Asia > Uzbekistan > Media

UZBEKISTANI MEDIA STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Average cost of local call 146 [146th of 151]
DVD region 21 [21st of 171]
E-Government rating 177 [177th of 182]
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > per 1,000 people 135 per 1,000 people ... [135th of 193]
HAM radio prefixes UJA - UMZ
Households with television > % 40 % ... [40th of 160]
International dialling code 998
International voice traffic > out and in, minutes 89 min. ... [89th of 164]
Investment in telecoms with private participation > current US$ 49 $ ... [49th of 101]
Mobile phone subscribers 108 ... [108th of 198]
Phone subscribers 128 [128th of 178]
Radio broadcast stations
AM 4, FM 6, shortwave 3 (2006)
Radios 35 [35th of 221]
Telephone system > 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
Telephone system > General assessment
antiquated and inadequate; in serious need of modernization
Telephone system > 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)
Telephones > Main lines in use 59 [59th of 225]
Telephones > Mobile cellular 104 [104th of 220]
Television broadcast stations 94 [94th of 220]
Televisions 28 [28th of 215]

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SOURCES: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).; ; Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University; Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.; Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.; International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).; Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.; Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.; The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations. ; A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Arabsat - ; A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. ; A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat ; The total number of main telephone lines in use. ; The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. ; This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. ; The total number of televisions

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Uzbekistan, Republic of Uzbekistan, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, Ozbekiston

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