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NICI Indicators 1995 - 2001
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1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001
Telephone lines

65,597

70,558

 

75,200

93,900

94,600

 
Teledensity

0.49

0.52

 

0.52

0.66

0.64

 
Digital main lines (%)

68.00

68.25

 

68.30

68.0 68.0  
Waiting list for main lines

42,000

   

45,000

50,000 50,000  
Public telephones

300

   

300

6,550 6,550  
Public telephones per 1,000 inhab.

0.02

   

0.02

0.45 0.45  
Mobile subscribers

2.200

2,800

 

4,200

4,200 148,000  
Mobile subscribers per 100 inhab.

0.017

0.021

 

0.03

0.03 0.98  
Mobile subscribers as a % of telephone subscribers 3.4 4.0  

5.6

5.3 61.0  
Telecommunications revenue (M US$) 77 77   73.9 68.6 68.6  
Telecommunications investment (M USS$) 33     35.6 35.6 35.6  
Investment as a % of revenue 42.9     48.2 48.2 48.2  
Telecom equipment exports (M US$)              
Telecom equipment imports (M US$) 6.1 11.6          
Telecentres              
Facsimiles              
Computer(s) per 100 inhab.  

0.15

   

0.27

0.33  
Radios per 100 inhab.

15.2

           
TVs per 100 inhab.

7.50

8.11

 

8.1

3.4 3.4  
Cable TV subscribers              
Satellite dish subscribers              
Internet host sites    

2

5

6

313

 
Internet service providers (ISPs)      

1

1

1

 
Internet subscribers    

 

2,000

2,000

 

 
Internet subscribers per 10,000 inhab.    

 

1.39

1.39

   
Internet users         20,000 20,000  
Internet users per 10,000 inhabitants         13.61 13.61  
Internet bandwidth (Kbps)      

256

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].

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