Mali Communications 2007

Telephones - main lines in use:
82,500 (2006)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
1.513 million (2006)

Telephone system:
general assessment: domestic system unreliable but improving; provides only minimal service
domestic: network consists of microwave radio relay, open-wire, and radiotelephone communications stations; expansion of microwave radio relay in progress
international: country code - 223; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean, 1 Indian Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 28, shortwave 1 (the shortwave station in Bamako has seven frequencies and five transmitters and relays broadcasts for China Radio International) (2001)

Television broadcast stations:
1 (plus repeaters) (2001)

Internet country code:
.ml

Internet hosts:
28 (2007)