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Cameroon

IntelCam, the telecom operator, provides dial-up and leased lines access under the name CamNet. CamNet is the domain administrator for .cm; it has a 256 Kbps link to MCI in the US and provides leased lines to CENADI, UniNet and two private ISPs. Currently, Internet is only available in Yaounde. There is a CamNet POP in Douala but the service is unreliable because of unstable microwave links to Yaounde. IntelCam is planning to set up VSAT-based network to solve the problem.

Internet Tariffs at Camnet

Leased Line - 64 Kbps	US$ 4,000
Dial-up connection	US$ 40
Monthly subscription (10 hours)	US$ 40
Additional hour	US$ 4

The two private ISPs are:

• Ditof: it is a joint venture with Cameroonian, French and American firms and it has opened two public access points in Yaounde. Ditof plans to utilise France Telecom's Minitel terminals to access Internet.
• ICC uses a 64 Kbps-leased lines to CamNet.

Internet host sites: 313 (2000)

Internet subscribers (1999):

• Total: 2,000
• Subscribers per 10,000 inhabitants: 1.39

Internet Users (2000):

• Total: 20,000
• Users per 10,000 inhabitants: 13.61

Internet use by categories:

• Commercial:
• Academic:
• Research:
• NGO/UN/International:
• Government:
• Others:

Internet bandwidth (Kbps): 256

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