However, Mazar-e-Sharif and especially Herat have very few radio listeners. ==Postal service== In 1870, a central post office was established at Bala Hissar in Kabul and a post office in the capital of each province.
The service was slowly being expanded over the years as more postal offices were established in each large city by 1918.
Afghanistan became a member of the Universal Postal Union in 1928, and the postal administration elevated to the Ministry of Communication in 1934.
Afghanistan became a member of the Universal Postal Union in 1928, and the postal administration elevated to the Ministry of Communication in 1934.
Civil war caused a disruption in issuing official stamps during the 1980s–90s war but in 1999 postal service was operating again.
Postal services to/from Herat resumed in 1997.
Civil war caused a disruption in issuing official stamps during the 1980s–90s war but in 1999 postal service was operating again.
The Afghan government has reported to the UPU several times about illegal stamps being issued and sold in 2003 and 2007. Afghanistan Post has been reorganizing the postal service in 2000s with assistance from Pakistan Post.
It has rapidly expanded after the Karzai administration took over in late 2001, and has embarked on wireless companies, internet, radio stations and television channels. The Afghan government signed a $64.5 million agreement in 2006 with China's ZTE on the establishment of a countrywide optical fiber cable network.
The scheme was so popular that other GSM companies quickly adopted this method. ==Internet== Afghanistan was given legal control of the ".af" domain in 2003, and the Afghanistan Network Information Center (AFGNIC) was established to administer domain names.
The Afghan government has reported to the UPU several times about illegal stamps being issued and sold in 2003 and 2007. Afghanistan Post has been reorganizing the postal service in 2000s with assistance from Pakistan Post.
The third GSM license was awarded to Areeba in September 2005 for a period of 15 years, and a total license fee of $40.1 million.
It has rapidly expanded after the Karzai administration took over in late 2001, and has embarked on wireless companies, internet, radio stations and television channels. The Afghan government signed a $64.5 million agreement in 2006 with China's ZTE on the establishment of a countrywide optical fiber cable network.
After commencing services in July 2006, Areeba had an estimated subscribership of 200,000 by the end of that year.
The Afghan government has reported to the UPU several times about illegal stamps being issued and sold in 2003 and 2007. Afghanistan Post has been reorganizing the postal service in 2000s with assistance from Pakistan Post.
MTN also has a national ISP license which the company received in November 2008.
The project was expected to finish by 2008. == Satellite == In January 2014 the Afghan Ministry of Communications and Information Technology signed an agreement with Eutelsat for the use of satellite resources to enhance deployment of Afghanistan's national broadcasting and telecommunications infrastructure as well as its international connectivity.
MTN operates at 900–1800 MHz GSM band, and as of 2012 has 4.5 million subscribers and service coverage in most major cities, 464 districts, and all 34 provincial capitals.
About 90% of the country's population had access to communication services in 2014. Afghanistan uses its own space satellite called Afghansat 1.
The project was expected to finish by 2008. == Satellite == In January 2014 the Afghan Ministry of Communications and Information Technology signed an agreement with Eutelsat for the use of satellite resources to enhance deployment of Afghanistan's national broadcasting and telecommunications infrastructure as well as its international connectivity.
Afghansat 1 was officially launched in May 2014, with expected service for at least seven years in Afghanistan.
Over 60% of the population have access to the internet. ==Telephone== There are about 32 million GSM mobile phone subscribers in Afghanistan as of 2016, with over 114,192 fixed-telephone-lines and over 264,000 CDMA subscribers.
As of 2016, there are at least 55 internet service providers (ISPs) in the country.
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