Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 310,000
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 115

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 14.4 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 105 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 67

Telephone system:
general assessment: good system with microwave radio relay, coaxial cable and fiber-optic cable in trunk system
domestic: above-average urban system with a fiber-optic network; nearly two-thirds of all fixed-line connections are in Dakar where a call-center industry is emerging; expansion of fixed-line services in rural areas needed; mobile-cellular service is expanding rapidly
international: country code - 221; the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic cable provides connectivity to Europe and Asia while Atlantis-2 provides connectivity to South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2010)

Broadcast media:
state-run Radiodiffusion Television Senegalaise (RTS) operates 2 TV stations; a few private TV subscription channels rebroadcast foreign channels without providing any local news or programs; RTS operates a national radio network and a number of regional FM stations; many community and private-broadcast radio stations are available; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are accessible on FM in Dakar (2007)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 8, FM 20, shortwave 1 (2001)

Television - broadcast stations:
7 (2008)

Internet country code:
.sn

Internet hosts:
237 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 197
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
total: 3 million
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 22.0% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 84