Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 2,507,711
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 9 (July 2015 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 53

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 21.783 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 75 (July 2015 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 56

Telephone system:
general assessment: digital exchanges in large cities and in rural areas
domestic: the state-owned telecommunications company, Uzbektelecom, owner of the fixed-line telecommunications system, has used loans from the Japanese government and the China Development Bank to upgrade fixed-line services including conversion to digital exchange
international: country code - 998; linked by fiber-optic cable or microwave radio relay with CIS member states and to other countries by leased connection via the Moscow international gateway switch; the country also has a link to the Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic (2015)

Broadcast media:
government controls media; 14 state-owned broadcasters - 10 TV and 4 radio - provide service to virtually the entire country; about 20 privately owned TV stations, overseen by local officials, broadcast to local markets; privately owned TV stations are re

Internet country code:
.uz

Internet users:
total: 12.498 million
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 42.8% (July 2015 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 41