Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 16,500
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 192

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 4.8 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 83 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 120

Telephone system:
general assessment: marginal telephone service with poor infrastructure
domestic: the national microwave radio relay trunk system connects Freetown to Bo and Kenema; while mobile-cellular service is growing rapidly from a small base, service area coverage remains limited
international: country code - 232; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2009)

Broadcast media:
1 government-owned TV station; 1 private TV station began operating in 2005; a pay-TV service began operations in late 2007; 1 government-owned national radio station; about two dozen private radio stations primarily clustered in major cities; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available (2007)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 9, shortwave 1 (2001)

Television - broadcast stations:
2 (1999)

Internet country code:
.sl

Internet hosts:
282 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 191
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
total: 85,600
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 1.5% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 173