Telephones NA

Telephone system poorly developed
domestic: NA
international: linked by cable and microwave radio relay to other CIS republics and to other countries by leased connections to the Moscow international gateway switch; a new telephone link from Ashgabat to Iran has been established; a new exchange in Ashgabat switches international traffic through Turkey via Intelsat; satellite earth stations - 1 Orbita and 1 Intelsat

Radio broadcast stations 1 state-owned radio broadcast station of NA type

Radios NA

Television broadcast stations 1 state-run

Televisions NA

NOTE: The information regarding Turkmenistan on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Turkmenistan Communications 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Turkmenistan Communications 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.