Telecommunication
Infrastructure | Informatics
| ICT Training and
Development | Broadcasting/Media
Telecommunication Infrastructure
Responsible
Ministry: Ministère de la communication et de la culture is
responsible for the regulation of the telecommunication sector.
Telecommunication
Operator: Office national des
Télécommunications (ONATEL) is the sole provider of telecommunication
services.
Telecommunication
Regulator: Currently, there is no independent regulator. ONATEL is responsible for
approval of terminal equipment, rural telecom development, frequency allocation, and
numbering plans. A draft legal and regulatory framework was adopted by the Governemnt on
24 June 1998 and by the National Assembly on 4 December 1998 under No. 051/98/AN.
Teledensity:
- Total: 0.41 (2000)
- Largest cities: 3.60 (2000)
- Rest of the country: 0.16 (2000)
Digital main
lines: 91.8% (2000)
Waiting List for
a telephone line: na
Telephone
Tariffs (2000):
- Connection charge –
residential: US$ 35, business: US$ 35
- Monthly subscription –
residential: US$ 3.4, business: US$ 3.4
- Cost of local telephone call –
US$ 0.10
Public
telephones: 1,040 (2000)
Public telephone
per 1000 inhabitants: 0.09 (2000)
Mobile cellular
subscribers: 25,000 (2000)
ONATEL used to have
the monopoly over cellular network services. A call for tenders for the issue of two
licences for the installation and operation of GSM cellular mobile netowrks was made on 15
December 1999. Two operators (Telcel International and MSI-CI) were selected by the
Government.
Cellular
subscribers as a % of total telephone subscribers: 31.7 (2000)
Mobile cellular
tariffs (2000):
- Connection charge:
US$ 81.2
- Monthly subscription:
US$16.2
- Local call per 3 minute:
US$ 0.88
Telecommunications
revenue (M US$): 51.5 (2000)
Telecommunications
investment (M US$): 15.7 (2000)
Telecommunications
investment as a % of revenue: 29.1 (2000)
Telecom
equipment exports (M US$): na
Telecom
equipment imports (M US$): na
Community Access
Centres: At the present time, no community access centre project has been implemented
in Burkina Faso; however, IDRC is funding a consultative study which includes the
feasibility analysis of creating a multi-purpose community telecentre. This activity is
being carried in cooperation with Délégation générale à l’informatique
(DELGI), the ICT policy-making body for Burkina Faso.
Facsimiles:
na
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Informatics
Lead
Organizations: Office national des télécommunications (ONATEL), Délégation
générale à l’informatique (DELGI) and Centre national de traitement de
l’information (CENATRIN).
The Délégation générale à
l’informatique (DELGI) is the government body responsible for national
ICT policy. Contact: Mr. Joachim Tankoano [joachim.tankoano@delgi.gov.bf].
In March 1997,
DELGI and ONATEL held a national workshop on the development of the national information
society in Burkina Faso, assisted by the International Institute for Communication and
Development (IICD) and ORSTOM. The workshop resulted in a detailed and wide-ranging
national plan for the increased use of ICTs up until the year 2000. Along the line of the
African Information Society Initiative (AISI) framework, this include networking the major
government departments and assisting them with content and applications development for
information management within the government, information dissemination to the public, and
networking of schools.
Mr. Tankoano is
also the coordinator for the Sustainable Development Networking Program (SDNP) in Benin
which, with support from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), is expected to
establish a US$1 million program. The objective of the program is to expand the national
gateway from 256 to 512Kbps, develop 5 regional Internet nodes, and build the capacity of
local institutions for delivery of a consistent training program on networking and
management of Internet services. In addition, a number of pilot projects will be
established to connect a few selected institutions and users, the creation of a
"virtual school" and a "virtual science and technology city."
The
International Development Research Centre of Canada is presently supporting the effort of
DELGI in setting up a place within the national policy, the design and deployment of
community information centres. The objective of the community information centres is to
widen the access of ICTs to a large majority of citizen who does not fall within the
current sector of information policy structure (particularly the informal sector in the
urban areas and marginalized rural communities). The project will also propose these
segments of the population to adapt the services to their specific needs.
Computers per 100 people:
0.13 (2000)
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ICT Training and Development
Université
de Ouagadougou’s École supérieure d’informatique is closely linked to
DELGI and is the leading institution on academic and research sector in the country on
ICTs.
Centre
national de traitement de l’information (CENATRIN) offers about 60 training
sessions each year, organized nationally but mostly for large companies, banks, and
ministries. The training courses offered are typically computer office applications,
Internet training and LAN administration using Windows NT.
ORSTOM
(l’institut français de recherche scientifique pour le développement en
coopération) assisted in public ICT courses on administration of a university campus
network installation and maintenance of Internet servers. ORSTOM has a campus in
Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso.
Institut
Universitaire de Téchnologie is currently developing a strong training program
in ICT equipment maintenance as part of the project to develop an information society. In
complement, content production training is being supported by Dépt. des Arts et de la
Communication.
The
CITI-Burkina Faso, project of ORSTOM/UNITAR, will collaborate with Obsérvatoire du Sahara
et du Sahel, the Internet Society (INET), DELGI and Université de Ouagadougou in
establishing the CITI training centre. The centre will serve as the main Internet training
centre for the country.
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Broadcasting/Media
Responsible for
regulating media broadcast: le Conseil
Supérieur de l’Information (CSI)
Television
and Radio Operators:
- Public TV – Télévision
Nationale du Burkina
- Private TV – Télévision Multi
Media
- Public Radio – Radiodiffusion
Nationale du Burkina, Radio Rurale du Burkina (national)
- Radio Bobo, Radio
Gaoua, Arc-en-ciel (Regional)
- Private Radio Stations – Over
30 channels, main ones are:
- Réseau des Radios Horizons FM (8 stations)
- Réseau des Radios Energie (5 stations)
Radios per 100
inhabitants: 2.8 (1995)
Television per
100 inhabitants: 1.1 (2000)
Cable TV
subscribers: na
Home satellite
dishes/antennas: na
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