Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 250,000
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 121

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 9 million
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 39 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 91

Telephone system:
general assessment: system is above average for the region; Antananarivo's main telephone exchange modernized in the late 1990s, but the rest of the analogue-based telephone system is poorly developed
domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity about 40 per 100 persons
international: country code - 261; landing point for the EASSy, SEACOM, and LION fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean, 1 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region) (2010)

Broadcast media:
state-owned Radio Nationale Malagasy (RNM) and Television Malagasy (TVM) have an extensive national network reach; privately owned radio and TV broadcasters in cities and major towns; state-run radio dominates in rural areas; relays of 2 international broadcasters are available in Antananarivo (2007)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 6 (2001)

Television - broadcast stations:
1 (plus 36 repeaters) (2001)

Internet country code:
.mg

Internet hosts:
38,392 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 102
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Internet users:
total: 17 million
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percent of population: 73.5% (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 31