Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 17,000
[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: 184

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 6,279,270
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 104 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 112

Telephone system:
general assessment: telephone service improving with the expansion of the mobile sector
domestic: the national microwave radio relay trunk system connects Freetown to Bo and Kenema; mobile-cellular service has grown rapidly from a small base, overcoming the deficiencies of the fixed-line sector
international: country code - 232; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2016)

Broadcast media:
1 government-owned TV station; 3 private TV stations; 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 (2016)

Internet country code:
.sl

Internet users:
total: 708,615
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 11.8% (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 143