Telecommunications in Uzbekistan

Telecommunications Republic of Uzbekistan
Landlines (2011):	1.928 million[1]
Mobile lines (2011):	25.442 million[1]
ccTLD:	.uz
Calling code:	+998

Telecommunications networks in Uzbekistan are largely based on Soviet-built infrastructure but with many modern additions, making the country one of the leading influences in the region in informational development.

In 2012, the telecommunications services volume grew by 22.5% year-on-year in Uzbekistan. The number of broadband ports installed totalled 378,000 across the country at the end of 2012, up by 55.5% year-on-year. The number of ports in active use was 202,700 up by 37.2%. A total of 1,576 km of fibre optic backbone lines were deployed across the country in the same year.^[2]