Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 21,700
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 182

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 3.2 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 31 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 138

Telephone system:
general assessment: sparse system of open-wire, radiotelephone communications, and low-capacity microwave radio relays
domestic: telephone density one of the lowest in the world; fixed-line connections stand at well less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage is increasing but remains at roughly 20 per 100 persons
international: country code - 257; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2011)

Broadcast media:
state-controlled La Radiodiffusion et Television Nationale de Burundi (RTNB) operates the lone TV station and the only national radio network; about 10 privately owned radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available in Bujumbura (2007)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 0, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)

Television - broadcast stations:
1 (2001)

Internet country code:
.bi

Internet hosts:
229 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 198
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
total: 144,500
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 1.4% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 165