Sri Lanka: Communication#
Telephones - fixed lines | total subscriptions: 2,601,196 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (July 2015 est.) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular | total: 24.385 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 111 (July 2015 est.) |
Telephone system | general assessment: telephone services have improved significantly and are available in most parts of the country domestic: national trunk network consists mostly of digital microwave radio relay; fiber-optic links now in use in Colombo area and fixed wireless local loops have been installed; competition is strong in mobile cellular systems and mobile cellular subscribership i international: country code - 94; the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cables provide connectivity to Asia, Australia, Middle East, Europe, US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2015) |
Broadcast media | government operates 8 TV channels and a radio network; multi-channel satellite and cable TV subscription services available; 35 private TV stations and about 50 radio stations (2012) |
Internet country code | .lk |
Internet users | total: 6.614 million percent of population: 30% (July 2015 est.) |