The Office National des Postes
et Télécommunications (ONPT) is the national operator of telecommunications
services. There is no currently an independent telecommunications regulatory authority.
Teledensity:
- Total: 0.78
(1998)
- Largest cities:
na
- Rest of the country:
na
Digital main lines: 91.60%
(1998)
Waiting list for a
telephone line: na
Telephone Tariffs:
| PSTN
connection charge |
US$
579 |
| PSTN rental per month |
US$ 7.29 |
| PSTN three
minute local call |
US$
0.04 |
| 320 km (200
mile) long distance call per minute |
US$
2.14 |
| International
call to USA per minute |
US$
7.14 |
| Leased line 64 Kbps to
Europe |
US$
12,750/month |
Source:
BMI TechKnowledge Communication Technologies Handbook 1998
Public telephones: na
Public telephones per 1000
inhabitants: na
Mobile cellular subscribers:
3,400 (1998)
Cyrus International
(CYRTEL) is the cellular/mobile operator in the Congo, and it operates as joint
venture between Nexus International (70%), a subsidiary of France Telecom, and the
national telecom, ONPT.
Cellular subscribers as a
% of total telephone subscribers: 13.4 (1999)
Mobile cellular tariffs:
na
Telecommunications
revenue (M US$): 46.7 (1998)
Telecommunications
investment (M US$): na
Telecommunications
investment as a % of revenue: na
Telecom equipment exports:
na
Telecom equipment imports:
na
Telecentres: na
Facsimiles: na
There used to be an
interministerial consultation within various ministries, Ministère de la Culture, des
Arts et de la Recherche Scientifique, Ministère de l'Information and the Ministère du
Développement, to promote ICT in the country. However, the civil war and strifes
since 1997 have resulted in much destruction, and the policies of the new government are
not known yet.
Computer
per 100 inhabitants: 0.35 (1999)
- Radiodiffusion-TTlTvision
Congolaise is the state-operated agency responsible for radio and television
broadcasting.
Radios
per 100 inhabitants: 11.6 (1995)
Television
receivers per 100 inhabitants: 1.3 (1999)
Pay TV
decoders: na
Cable TV
subscribers: na
Home
satellite dishes/antennas: na
