A Telecommunication Act
of 17 August 1998 was promulgated. As a result of this Act, a new company has
been established for operating basic telephony, namely the Société des
Télécommunications du Tchad (SOTEL Tchad), which has been granted a five-year
period of exclusivity, as well as the Office Tchadien de Régulation des
Telecommunications (OTRT), responsible for regulation of the telecommunication
sector. SOTEL Tchad is expected to be privatized in 2001. CLTEL
Tchad and Tchad Mobile are about to be launched.
Teledensity:
- Total: 0.14
(2000)
- Largest cities:
0.76 (1999)
- Rest of the country:
0.03 (1999)
Digital main lines: 100.0%
(1999)
Waiting list for a telephone
line:
- Total: 5000
(2000)
- Average waiting time:
0.5 year (1999)
- Total demand (k):
10.3 (1999)
- Satisfied demand:
94.3% (1999)
Telephone Tariffs (1999):
| PSTN connection charge |
US$ 115 |
| Monthly subscription |
US$7.2 |
| PSTN three minute local
call |
US$ 0.16 |
Source:
World Telecommunication Indicatorst, 1999
Public telephones:
60 (1999)
Public telephones per 1000
inhabitants: 10 (1999)
Mobile cellular subscribers:
There is no cellular/mobile phone service.
Cellular subscribers as a % of
total telephone subscribers: na
Mobile cellular tariffs:
na
Telecommunications revenue (M
US$): 11.6 (1999)
Telecommunications Investment
(M US$): 1.9 (1999)
Telecommunications Investment
as a % of revenue: 16.4 (1998)
Telecom equipment exports (M
US$): na
Telecom equipment imports (M
US$): na
Telecentres: na
Facsimiles: 200
(1998)
The Centre
National d'Appui à la Recherche (CNAR), under the Ministère de l'Enseignement
Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique, is the UNDP's national SNDP partner. CNAR
coordinates national research and operates an e-mail service via a direct connection to
UNDP in New York.
Chad has reached an
agreement with UNDP's Internet Initiative for Africa (IIA) for assistance in the
development of the country's national Internet infrastructure.
Other relevant
institutions are:
The Centre
National de Documentation en Santé Publique under the Ministère de la
Santé is in charge of the national health information and network; and
The Direction
de l'Informatique of the Ministère des Finances et de l'Informatique is UNESCO
IIP focal point.
Computer
per 100 inhabitants: na
Radio Broadcasting: Radiodiffusion
Nationale Tchadienne is the state-operated national radio broadcaster.
Television Broadcasting: Téléchad
is the state-operated national television broadcaster.
Radios
per 100 inhabitants: 24.8 (1995)
Television
receivers per 100 inhabitants: 0.10 (1999)
Pay TV
decoders: na
Cable TV
subscribers: na
Home
satellite dishes/antennas: na
