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Communications in Sri Lanka

Telephones - main lines in use: 1,094,809 Est(2003)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 950,120 Est

Telephone system: very inadequate domestic service, particularly in rural areas; some hope for improvement with privatization of national telephone company and encouragement to private investment; good international service (1999)
domestic: national trunk network consists mostly of digital microwave radio relay; fiber-optic links now in use in Colombo area and two fixed wireless local loops have been installed; competition is strong in mobile cellular systems; telephone density remains low at 2.6 main lines per 100 persons (1999)
international: submarine cables to Indonesia and Djibouti; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (1999)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 15, FM 50, shortwave 5

Radios: Est Number of Radio sets: 12 million

Television broadcast stations: 21 (1997)

Televisions: Est Number of Television sets: 5 million(including B & W sets)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 10 Broadband was recently introduced by two telecom service providers.

Country code (Top-level domain): LK

See also : Sri Lanka

External link

  • Gunaratne, Shelton (1996). Sri Lanka and the Third Communication Revolution http://www.mnstate.edu/gunarat/sls.html


Last updated: 05-03-2005 09:00:33