Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 16,300
[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: 193
Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 4.9 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 106 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 118
Telephone system:
general assessment: primary network consists of microwave radio relay and coaxial cable with services barely adequate for government use; key exchanges are in Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, and Loubomo; intercity lines frequently out of order
domestic: fixed-line infrastructure inadequate, providing less than 1 connection per 100 persons; in the absence of an adequate fixed-line infrastructure, mobile-cellular subscribership has surged to 90 per 100 persons
international: country code - 242; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)
Broadcast media:
1 state-owned TV and 3 state-owned radio stations; several privately owned TV and radio stations; satellite TV service is available; rebroadcasts of several international broadcasters are available (2007)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 3 (2001)
Television - broadcast stations:
1 (2001)
Internet hosts:
45 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 215
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]
Internet users:
total: 89,500
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 1.9% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 171