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Total subscriptions: 710,189 (2017 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2017 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 87
Total subscriptions: 145,113,669 (2017 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 92 (2017 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 8
General assessment: Inadequate for a modern country; introducing digital systems; trunk systems include VHF and UHF microwave radio relay links, and some fiber-optic cable in cities; fixed broadband penetration in Bangladesh remains very low mainly due to the dominance of the mobile platform; in July 2018Â first test run of 5G technology in Bangladesh took place in Dhaka (2017)
Domestic: Fixed-line teledensity remains less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone subscribership has been increasing rapidly and now exceeds 92 telephones per 100 persons; slow to moderate mobile subscriber growth is anticipated over the next five years to 2023; strong local competition (2017)
International: Country code - 880; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 fiber-optic submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 6; international radiotelephone communications and landline service to neighboring countries (2016)