Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 170,000
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 8 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 132

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 3.4 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 158 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 131

Telephone system:
general assessment: Botswana is participating in regional development efforts; expanding fully digital system with fiber-optic cables linking the major population centers in the east as well as a system of open-wire lines, microwave radio relays links, and radiotelephone communication stations
domestic: fixed-line teledensity has declined in recent years and now stands at roughly 7 telephones per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity now pushing 140 telephones per 100 persons
international: country code - 267; international calls are made via satellite, using international direct dialing; 2 international exchanges; digital microwave radio relay links to Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2011)

Broadcast media:
2 TV stations - 1 state-owned and 1 privately owned; privately owned satellite TV subscription service is available; 2 state-owned national radio stations; 3 privately owned radio stations broadcast locally (2007)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 8, FM 13, shortwave 4 (2001)

Television - broadcast stations:
2 (1 state-owned, 1 private) (2007)

Internet country code:
.bw

Internet hosts:
1,806 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 163
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Internet users:
total: 283,500
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percent of population: 13.2% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 144