Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 66,086
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 153

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 506,000
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 9 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 171

Telephone system:
general assessment: woefully inadequate service provided by state-owned telecom monopoly; most fixed-line telephones are in Asmara; cell phone use only slowly increasing throughout the country; no data service
domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership is less than 10 per 100 persons
international: country code - 291 (2016)

Broadcast media:
government controls broadcast media with private ownership prohibited; 1 state-owned TV station; state-owned radio operates 2 networks; purchases of satellite dishes and subscriptions to international broadcast media are permitted (2007)

Internet country code:
.er

Internet users:
total: 69,095
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 1.2% (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 183