India: Communications System and Infrastructure
[Note: This information derives primarily from the 1995 edition of the CIA World Factbook.]
Telephone system
- 5 telephones/1,000 persons; domestic
telephone system is poor; long-distance telephoning has been improved by a
domestic satellite system which also carries TV
- local: NA
- intercity: NA
- international: 3 INTELSAT (Indian Ocean) earth stations and submarine cables
to Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates
Radio
- broadcast stations: AM 96, FM 4, shortwave 0
- radios: NA
Television
- broadcast stations: 274 (government controlled)
- televisions: NA
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