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Internal transportation and
communications are fairly well developed. The country is covered
extensively by rail and road networks, supplemented by airline
routes among the major cities. The Indian railroad systems has a
route length of about 62,500 kilometers ( 38,800 miles) and is
the largest public sector undertaking in the country.
Road transport plays an important
role in internal transportation, and its share in both goods and
passenger traffic is increasing. Many states and union
territories have nationalized passenger road transport in varying
degrees, but road freight traffic remains almost exclusively in
the private sector.
Scheduled air services are operated
by two public sector corporations (Air India, for international
routes; Indian Airlines, for domestic routes) as well as by a
number of private airlines.
Inland water transport and coastal
shipping are not well developed.
Telephone service both within India
and to international points is fair. Telex and fax services are
available in all cities. Electronic mail is widely used by the
corporate sector. Cellular telephones and pagers have recently
been introduced in the larger cities.
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