The Société Nationale des Postes et
Télécommunications (SNPT) is the sole national telecommunications operator
in Comoros. The SNPT has an X.25 data transmission network, COMPAC, and
it has established in July 1998 an Internet Service, ComNet.
The Study and Planning
Office (BEP), a division of the Telecommunication Directorate, is in charge inter
alia of radio frequency management. BEP serves as the regulatory body in the
telecommunication sector.
Teledensity:
- Total: 0.92
(1998)
- Largest cities:
10.15 (1998)
- Rest of the country:
0.33 (1998)
Digital main lines: 10.70%
(1999)
Waiting list for a telephone
line: na
Telephone Tariff (1 US$ = FC 478.74 as of June 26, 1999):
| PSTN connection charge |
FC 45,000 |
US$ 95.42 |
| PSTN rental per month in all
zones except Sima and Nioumachoi |
FC 4,500 |
US$ 9.54 |
| PSTN rental per month in Sima
and Nioumachoi |
FC 2,750 |
US$ 5.83 |
| Average 1 minute call between
islands |
FC 75 |
US$ 0.16 |
| Average 3 minutes call within
the same island |
FC 37.5 |
US$ 0.08 |
Source:
Société des Postes et Télécommunications (SNPT)
Public telephones: 150
(1999)
Public telephones per 1,000
inhabitants: 0.22 (1999)
Mobile cellular subscribers:
na
Cellular subscribers as a % of
total telephone subscribes: na
Mobile cellular tariff: na
Telecommunications revenue (M
US$): 5.6 (1999)
Telecommunications investment (M
US$): 1.6 (1998)
Telecommunications investment as
a % of revenue: 20.8 (1998)
Telecom equipment exports (M
US$): na
Telecom equipment imports (M
US$): na
Telecentres: na
Facsimiles:
200 (1998)
The Ministère
de l'Education Nationale et de la Formation Professionnelle et Technique has been
given the responsiblity for the elaboration of ICT plans strategies for the country.
The Ministère chargé de la Planification du Développement Socio-économique
will be in charge of the implementation process.
The Centre
National de Documentation et de Recherche Scientifique (CNDRS) is in charge at
the national levle of the archives, library, museum and documentation division, in
addition to its responsiblity to scientific research in the country. The national
documentation division within CNDRS is also responsible for the computerisation of CNDRS's
information, and for the development of a national information system.
Radio broadcaster: Radio
Comoro is the state-operated agency responsible for radio transmission.
Television broadcaster: na
Radios per
100 inhabitants: 13.7 (1995)
Television
receivers per 100 inhabitants: 0.40 (1999)
Pay TV
decoders: na
Cable TV
subscribers: na
Home
satellite dishes: na
