South Africa Communications 2007, CIA World Factbook




South Africa Communications 2007 https://allcountries.org/wfb2007/south_africa/south_africa_communications.html SOURCE: 2007 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Telephones - main lines in use:
4.729 million (2005)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
39.66 million (2006)

Telephone system:
general assessment: the system is the best developed and most modern in Africa
domestic: consists of carrier-equipped open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay links, fiber-optic cable, radiotelephone communication stations, and wireless local loops; key centers are Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Pretoria
international: country code - 27; 2 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters), shortwave 1 (1998)

Television broadcast stations:
556 (plus 144 network repeaters) (1997)

Internet country code:
.za

Internet hosts:
1.088 million (2007)

Internet users:
5.1 million (2005)

NOTE: The information regarding South Africa on this page is re-published from the 2007 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of South Africa Communications 2007 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about South Africa Communications 2007 should be addressed to the CIA.

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