Telephones - main lines in use:
340,000 (2007)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
3.5 million (2007)

Telephone system:
general assessment: foreign investment in the telephone system has resulted in major improvements
domestic: the domestic telecommunications network has historically been under funded and poorly maintained; main line availability has not changed significantly since 1998; mobile cellular use, aided by competition among multiple operators, has expanded rapidly; coverage now extends to all major cities and towns
international: country code - 992; linked by cable and microwave radio relay to other CIS republics and by leased connections to the Moscow international gateway switch; Dushanbe linked by Intelsat to international gateway switch in Ankara (Turkey); satellite earth stations - 3 (2 Intelsat and 1 Orbita) (2008)

Radio broadcast stations:
16 (number of licensed stations with only about 10 broadcasting) (2009)

Television - broadcast stations:
24 (number of licensed stations with only about 15 active) (2009)

Internet country code:
.tj

Internet hosts:
1,158 (2008)