Telephones 249,800 (1994 est.) Telephone system Domestic: poor domestic telephone service International: satellite earth stations—2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean); international radiotelephone Communications and landline service to neighboring countries Radio broadcast stations AM 12, FM 12, shortwave 2 (one of Bangladesh's two shortwave stations, Bangladesh Betar or Radio Bangladesh, transmits its programs to the world in six languages on four frequencies) (1998) Radios NA Television broadcast stations 11 (1997) Televisions 350,000 (1993 est.)