Gabon Communications 2008

Telephones - main lines in use:
36,500 (2006)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
764,700 (2006)

Telephone system:
general assessment: adequate service by African standards and improving with the help of a growing mobile cell network system with three providers; mobile-cellular subscribership exceeded 50 per 100 persons in 2006
domestic: adequate system of cable, microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, radiotelephone communication stations, and a domestic satellite system with 12 earth stations
international: country code - 241; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 6, FM 7 (plus 11 repeaters), shortwave 4 (2001)

Television broadcast stations:
4 (plus 4 repeaters) (2001)

Internet country code:
.ga

Internet hosts:
288 (2007)