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NICI Indicators 1995 - 2002
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1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000 2001 2002
Telephone lines

1,176,316

1,278,142

1,400,343

1,600,000

1,600,000 1,761,300 1,900,000 2,000,000
Teledensity (%)

4.19

4.32

4.75

5.32

  5.20 5.70 6.0 6.1
Digital main lines (%)

33.90

45.90

51.32

57.9 70 92.0 94.0 96.0
Waiting list for main lines

675,716

702,210

  730,000 640,000 646,000
Public telephones

6,523

5,777

5,698

5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
Public telephones per 1,000 inhab.

0.23

0.20

0.20

0.17 0.16 0.16
Mobile subscribers

4,691

12,000

15,000

19,000

72,000

86,000 98,000 200,000
Mobile subscribers per 100 inhab.

0.02

0.04

0.05

0.06 0.23 0.28
Mobile subscribers as a % of telephone subscribers

0.40

0.93

1.07

1.2

4.3 4.7
Telecommunication revenue (M US$)

204

207.4 251.4 265.9 305.6
Telecommunication investment (M US$)

181

121.7    146.3 114.5 114.5
Investment as a % of revenue

88.7

58.7    58.2 43.1
Telecom equipment exports (M US$)   
Telecom equipment imports (M US$)

85.9

148.7
Telecentres
Facsimiles

5,200

6,200

7,000

Computer(s) per 100 inhab.

0.34

0.42

0.58  0.65
Radios per 100 inhab.

23.8

TVs per 100 inhab.

6.87

6.75

6.8

10.7 10.9
Cable TV subscribers
Home satellite dish/antennas      

600,000

3,500,000 3,500,000
Internet host sites

16

28

16

19

26 34
Internet service providers (ISPs)

1

2 4
Internet subscribers

500

750
Internet subscribers per 10,000 inhab.

0.17

0.25
Internet users 20,000 50,000
Internet users per 10,000 inhabitants 6.50 16.19
Internet bandwidth (Kbps)  

64

64 256

Source: ITU (International Telecommunication Union), NW (Network Wizards) Internet Host Surveys and partially adapted from Mike Jensen's Overview of Africa Internet Status [www3.sn.apc.org/africa/afstat.htm].

Note: Blank spaces indicate unavailable information.

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