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![]() ![]() India Communications 1999
Telephones: 12 million (1996)
Telephone system:
mediocre; local and long distance service provided throughout all regions
of the country, with services primarily concentrated in the urban areas;
major objective is to continue to expand and modernize long-distance
network in order to keep pace with rapidly growing number of local
subscriber lines; steady improvement is taking place with the recent
admission of private and private-public investors, but demand for
communication services is also growing rapidly
Radio broadcast stations: AM 153, FM 91, shortwave 62 (1998 est.) Radios: 111 million (1998 est.) Television broadcast stations: 562 (82 stations have 1 kW or greater power and 480 stations have less than 1 kW of power) (1997) Televisions: 50 million (1999 est.)
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