Telecom System in Bangladesh
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[edit] Telephone system
A general assessment of the telephone system is that it is totally inadequate for a modern country.
The domestic system is undergoing modernisation. Digital systems; trunk systems including VHF and UHF microwave radio relay links, and some fiber-optic cable is being introduced in the cities.
The international system consists of two Intelsat satellites in geostationary orbit orbit, international radiotelephone communications and landline services to neighboring countries.
There are twn Internet Service Providers (ISPs) as of AD 2000. As of 2002 150,000 internet users lived in Bangladesh.
The area code has 1-4 digits. The Subscriber Number has 3-7 digits. The Trunk Prefix is "0". The international prefix is "00". The International code is "0088" or, "+88" (Bangladesh).
