Communications of Pakistan
| Telephones - main lines in use: | 5.24 million (2006) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular: | 48,289,136 (2006) |
| Telephone system: | general assessment: the telecom infrastructure is improving dramatically with foreign and domestic investments into fixed-line and mobile networks; mobile cellular subscribership has skyrocketed, approaching 50 million in late 2006, up from only about 300,000 in 2000; fiber systems are being constructed throughout the country to aid in network growth; main line availability has risen only marginally over the same period and there are still difficulties getting main line service to rural areas. domestic: microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable, cellular, and satellite networks international: country code - 92; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); 3 operational international gateway exchanges (1 at Karachi and 2 at Islamabad); microwave radio relay to neighboring countries (2006) |
| Radio broadcast stations: | AM 31, FM 68, shortwave NA (2006) |
| Radios: | 13.5 million (1997) |
| Television broadcast stations: | 20 (5 state-run channels and 15 privately-owned satellite channels) (2006) |
| Televisions: | 3.1 million (1997) |
| Internet country code: | .pk |
| Internet hosts: | 72,765 (2006) |
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): | 30 (2000) |
| Internet users: | 10.5 million (2005) |