Main lines: 27,900 lines in use, 179th in the world (2012).[1]
Mobile cellular: 560,000 lines, 165th in the world (2012).[1]
Telephone system:
general assessment: Urban towns and district headquarters have telecommunications services (2012);[1]
domestic: very low tele-density, domestic service is poor especially in rural areas, mobile cellular service available since 2003 is now widely available (2012);[1]
international: international telephone and telegraph service via landline and microwave relay through India (2012);[1]
First radio station, Radio NYAB, privately launched in 1973, is now state-owned (2012).[1]
Five private radio stations are currently broadcasting (2012).[1]
Radios: 37,000 (1997).
The Bhutan Broadcasting Service first commenced television transmissions in June 1999, upon legalizing television,[2] one of the last countries in the world to do so.[1]
Cable TV service offers dozens of Indian and other international channels (2012).[1]
Radio Waves, a radio station in located in Thimphu, Bhutan. Formed in December 2010, it is currently run by Kelzang Thinley and broadcasts in Dzongkha and English.
This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook. CIA.
