Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 64,000
[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: 154

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 417,400
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 172

Telephone system:
general assessment: inadequate; most fixed-line telephones are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system; cell phones in increasing use throughout the country
domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership is less than 5 per 100 persons
international: country code - 291 (2011)

Broadcast media:
government controls broadcast media with private ownership prohibited; 1 state-owned TV station; state-owned radio operates 2 networks; purchases of satellite dishes and subscriptions to international broadcast media are permitted (2007)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 2, FM NA, shortwave 2 (2000)

Television - broadcast stations:
2 (2006)

Internet country code:
.er

Internet hosts:
701 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 177
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
total: 58,100
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 0.91% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 180