The national telecom
operator, Société Nationale des Postes et Télécommunications (SNPT),
has established in July 1998 an Internet Service Provider known as ComNet, which provides a 64 Kbps
encapsulated X.25 link to Paris.
Internet tariffs
(1 US$ = FC 478.74 as of June 26, 1999)
| |
Connection
fees
in FC |
Connection
fees
in US$ |
Monthly
subscription
in FC |
Monthly
subscription
in US$ |
| Dial-up
connection at 33.6 Kbps |
7,500 |
15.90 |
5,000 |
10.60 |
Urban
leased line connection
at 64 Kbps |
220,000 |
466.50 |
301.000 |
638.25 |
| Inter-urban
leased line connection at 64 Kbps |
660,000 |
1,399.49 |
995,000 |
2,109.84 |
| E-mail |
5,000 |
10.60 |
1,500 |
3.18 |
The SNPT
has also set up an X.25 data transmission network known as COMPAC. The services of the network are available at
the following rates:
COMPAC rates
at 9600 Kbps
(1 US$ = FC 478.74 as of June
26, 1999)
| Connection fees |
FC 125,000 |
US$ 265.06 |
| Urban |
FC 209,250 |
US$ 443.70 |
| Inter-urban |
FC 411,750 |
US$ 873.09 |
| Between islands |
FC 823,500 |
US$ 1,746.18 |
| International |
FC 3,750,000 |
US$ 7,951.65 |
Internet host
sites: 40 (2000)
Internet subscribers
(1999):
- Total: 200
- Internet subscribers per 10,000
inhabitants: 3.00
Internet Users (1999):
- Total: 800
- Users per 10,000 inhabitants: 11.84
Internet use by categories:
- Commercial:
- Academic:
- Research:
- NGO/UN/International:
- Government:
- Others:
Internet bandwidth (Kbps):
64
