Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 64,200
[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: 153

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 5.1 million
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 30 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 117

Telephone system:
general assessment: rudimentary; privatization of Malawi Telecommunications (MTL), a necessary step in bringing improvement to telecommunications services, completed in 2006
domestic: limited fixed-line subscribership of about 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services are expanding but network coverage is limited and is based around the main urban areas; mobile-cellular subscribership about 25 per 100 persons
international: country code - 265; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Atlantic Ocean) (2010)

Broadcast media:
radio is the main broadcast medium; privately owned Zodiac radio has the widest national broadcasting reach, followed by state-run radio; about a dozen private and community radio stations broadcast in cities and towns around the country; the largest TV network is government-owned, but two private TV networks now broadcast in urban areas and more plan to begin broadcasting in 2014; relays of multiple international broadcasters are available (2014)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 9, FM 5 (plus 15 repeater stations), shortwave 2 (plus one shortwave station on standby) (2001)

Television - broadcast stations:
1 (2001)

Internet country code:
.mw

Internet hosts:
1,099 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 171
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Internet users:
total: 387,500
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percent of population: 2.2% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 135