Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 120,000
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 141

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 12.5 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 68 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 74

Telephone system:
general assessment: system includes microwave radio relay, open-wire, and radiotelephone communication stations; in 2006, the government sold a 51% stake in the national telephone company and ultimately plans to retain only a 23% stake in the company
domestic: fixed-line connections stand at less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage, fostered by multiple providers, is increasing rapidly from a low base
international: country code - 226; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)

Broadcast media:
2 TV stations - 1 state-owned and 1 privately owned; state-owned radio runs a national and regional network; substantial number of privately owned radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters available in Ouagadougou (2007)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 2, FM 26, shortwave 3 (2007)

Television - broadcast stations:
3 (1 national, 2 private)

Internet country code:
.bf

Internet hosts:
1,795 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 164
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
total: 782,400
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 4.3% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 125