Telecommunication
Infrastructure | Informatics | ICT Training and Development | Broadcasting/Media
Telecommunication Infrastructure
The Ministère de la
Communication is the governmental body responsible for the telecommunications
sector. The Telecommunication Regulatory Committee (CRT) has been created
to ensure application of the regulations. Until such time as CRT is operational, the
ministry in charge of telecommunications, assisted by SOTELMA, is in charge of
application. The Société des
Télécommunications du Mali (SOTELMA) is the sole operator in the sector.
SOTELMA was established by decree of the Council of Ministers, and it reports directly to
a Board of Trustees composed of eight members representing key ministries in the country.
Teledensity:
- Total: 0.25
(1999)
- Largest cities:
1.78 (1999)
- Rest of the country:
0.08 (1999)
Digital main lines: 93%
(1999)
Waiting list for a telephone
line: na
Telephone Tariffs (1999):
| PSTN connection
charge |
US$ 86 |
| PSTN monthly
subscription |
US$ 3.2 |
| PSTN three minute
local call |
US$ 0.14 |
Source: World
Telecommunication Indicators 2000/2001
Public telephones: 980
(1999)
Public telephones per 1,000
inhabitants: 0.09 (1999)
Mobile cellular subscribers:
4,500 (1999)
SOTELMA is the
sole provider of cellular services in Bamako and its surroundings.
Cellular subscribers as a % of
total telephone subscribers: 14.3 (1999)
Mobile cellular tariff:
Detailed tariffs are available at http://www.sotelma.ml/tarif.htm.
Telecommunications revenue (M
US$): 58.7 (1999)
Telecommunications investment (M
US$): 40.9 (1999)
Telecommunications investment as
a % of revenue: 69.7 (1999)
Telecom equipment exports (M
US$): na
Telecom equipment imports (M
US$): 5.9 (1999)
Telecentres:
A joint pilot project with ITU,
UNESCO, FAO and WHO has been launched to introduce, test, disseminate and assess the
impact and viability of multipurpose community telecentres (MCT) in Africa. The Mali MCT
project will be implemented at Timbuktu, and similar projects will also be carried out in
Uganda, Benin, Tanzania and Mozambique. Further information can be found at the ITU Rural Development and
Universal Access Page.
Facsimiles: na
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Informatics
The Ministère
de la Culture et de la Communication is the organisation responsible for national
policy on telecommunications, libraries, archives and documentation centres.
The Ecole Nationale de
Médecine et de Pharmacie de Bamako operates a HealthNet node
which links to the Internet via inbound calls from Satellite in Boston, Mass., USA. The
major users of HealthNet are Association malienne pour la protection et la promotion de la
famille, Ecole nationale de médecine et de pharmacie, Centre d'études et de recherche
sur la population pour le développement, Groupe Pivot/Save the Children, and the
Malaria Research and Training Centre.
Besides SOTELMA, four private Internet Service Providers are operating in
Mali.
Computers per 100 persons:
0.10 (1999)
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ICT Training and Development
ICT training is offered by a number of
institutions: Conseil informatique, Association Centre Djoliba hommes et développement,
Centre d'études et de formation en informatique et bureautique, Gmi, Tata-informatique,
Wacom-Informatique and Datatech. The PTO SOTELMA operates the Ecole nationale des postes
et telecommunications.
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Broadcasting/Media
Radiodiffusion-Télévision
Malienne is the government-owned radio and television broadcaster.
Radios per
100 inhabitants: 4.6 (1996)
Television
receivers per 100 inhabitants: 1.2 (1999)
Cable TV
subscribers: na
Home
satellite dishes/antennas: 1,100 (1999)
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