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Ghana Communications 2016
https://allcountries.org/world_fact_book_2016/ghana/ghana_communications.html
SOURCE: 2016 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES











Ghana Communications 2016
SOURCE: 2016 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES


Page last updated on February 11, 2016

Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 260,000
[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: 120

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 30.4 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 118 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 42

Telephone system:
general assessment: primarily microwave radio relay; wireless local loop has been installed; outdated and unreliable fixed-line infrastructure heavily concentrated in Accra
domestic: competition among multiple mobile-cellular providers has spurred growth with a subscribership of more than 80 per 100 persons and rising
international: country code - 233; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC, Main One, and GLO-1 fiber-optic submarine cables that provide connectivity to South Africa, Europe, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); microwave radio relay link to Panaftel system connects Ghana to its neighbors (2009)

Broadcast media:
state-owned TV station, 2 state-owned radio networks; several privately owned TV stations and a large number of privately owned radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are accessible; several cable and satellite TV subscription services are obtainable (2007)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 0, FM 86, shortwave 3 (2007)

Television - broadcast stations:
7 (2007)

Internet country code:
.gh

Internet hosts:
59,086 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 93
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
total: 5 million
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 19.6% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 68


NOTE: The information regarding Ghana on this page is re-published from the 2016 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ghana Communications 2016 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ghana Communications 2016 should be addressed to the CIA.




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