Telephones - main lines in use:
110,300 (2007)
country comparison to the world: 137
Telephones - mobile cellular:
1,895 million (2007)
country comparison to the world: 114
Telephone system:
general assessment:
inadequate; fixed-line network characterized by aging, deteriorating equipment with fixed-line teledensity stuck at 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone subscribership is increasing
domestic:
system of open-wire, microwave radio relay, and cellular connections; multiple mobile-cellular providers
international:
country code - 229; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 7 (Intelsat-Atlantic Ocean) (2007)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 34, shortwave 1 (2007)
Radios: 620,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 6 (2007)
Televisions: 60,000 (1997)
Internet Hosts:
848 (2008)
country comparison to the world: 157
Internet Users:
150,000 (2007)
country comparison to the world: 137
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