Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 19,540
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 179

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 5,357,816
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 48 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 119

Telephone system:
general assessment: sparse system of open-wire, radiotelephone communications, and low-capacity microwave radio relays
domestic: telephone density one of the lowest in the world; fixed-line connections stand at well less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage is approaching 50 per 100 persons
international: country code - 257; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2016)

Broadcast media:
state-controlled Radio Television Nationale de Burundi (RTNB) operates a TV station and a national radio network; 3 private TV stations and about 10 privately owned radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available in Bujumbura (2017)

Internet country code:
.bi

Internet users:
total: 574,236
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 5.2% (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 148