Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 240,000
[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: 124
Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 22.1 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 97 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 54
Telephone system:
general assessment: well-developed by African standards; telecommunications sector privatized in late 1990s and operational fixed lines have increased since that time with two fixed-line providers operating over open-wire lines, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optics; 90% digitalized
domestic: with multiple mobile-cellular service providers competing in the market, usage has increased sharply to roughly 80 per 100 persons
international: country code - 225; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) (2011)
Broadcast media:
2 state-owned TV stations; no private terrestrial TV stations, but satellite TV subscription service is available; 2 state-owned radio stations; some private radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available (2007)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (1998)
Television - broadcast stations:
14 (1998)
Internet hosts:
9,115 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 137
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]
Internet users:
total: 621,500
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 2.7% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 129