Infrastructure — Sri Lanka

Transport, communications, and energy.

Profile updated 2026-06-02

Transportation

Telephones: 3,523,000
Cell Phones: 7,983,000
Internet Users: 771,700
Internet Country Code: .lk
Internet Hosts: 8,865
Broadcast Media: government operates 8 TV channels and a radio network
multi-channel satellite and cable TV subscription services available
35 private TV stations and about 50 radio stations
Telephone System: general assessment: telephone services have improved signific
antly and are available in most parts of the country domestic: national trunk network consists mostly of digital microwave radio relay; fiber-optic links now in use in Colombo area and fixed wireless local loops have been installed; competition is strong in mobile cellular systems a
nd mobile cellular subscribership is increasing international: country code - 94; the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cables provide connectivity to Asia, Australia, Middle East, Europe, US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)