| |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Telephone lines |
115,790 |
129,808 |
142,323 |
170,000 |
219,300 |
263,667 |
293,568 |
| Teledensity |
0.81 |
0.88 |
0.93 |
1.17 |
1.51 |
1.78 |
1.80 |
| Digital main lines (%) |
84.00 |
90.00 |
90.2 |
93.8 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
| Waiting list for main
lines |
53,581 |
82,406 |
43,252 |
33,112 |
31,770 |
31,700 |
|
| Public telephones |
162 |
277 |
404 |
660 |
1,260 |
1,931 |
|
| Public telephones per
1,000 inhab. |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.05 |
0.09 |
0.13 |
|
| Mobile subscribers |
|
13,549 |
32,400 |
91,200 |
257,100 |
472,952 |
728,545 |
| Mobile subscribers per
100 inhab. |
|
0.09 |
0.21 |
0.64 |
181.9 |
3.04 |
|
| Mobile subscribers as
a % of telephone susbcribers |
|
10.45 |
22.75 |
53.65 |
54 |
63.1 |
|
| Telecommunications revenue (M
US$) |
139 |
181 |
|
241.8 |
419.0 |
419.0 |
|
| Telecommunications investment
(M US$) |
44 |
56 |
|
51.0 |
150.8 |
86.0 |
|
| Investment as a % of revenue |
31.65 |
30.95 |
|
21.10 |
36.0 |
|
|
| Telecom equipment
exports (M US$) |
|
|
|
|
|
0.6 |
|
| Telecom equipment
imports (M US$) |
|
|
19.6 |
|
|
59.2 |
|
| Telecentres |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Facsimiles |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Computer(s) per 100
inhab. |
|
0.14 |
|
0.36 |
0.55 |
0.61 |
0.61 |
| Radios per 100 inhab. |
15.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TVs per 100 inhab. |
5.97 |
6.09 |
|
7.0 |
7.0 |
6.0 |
|
| Cable TV subscribers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Satellite dish
subscribers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Internet host sites |
3 |
202 |
253 |
237 |
370 |
|
3,131 |
| Internet service
providers (ISPs) |
|
|
|
6 |
6 |
|
|
| Internet subscribers |
|
|
1,000 |
4,500 |
4,500 |
|
13,934 |
| Internet subscribers
per 10,000 inhab. |
|
|
0.68 |
3.09 |
3.09 |
|
|
| Internet users |
|
|
|
|
20,000 |
40,000 |
70,000 |
| Internet users per
10,000 inhabitants |
|
|
|
|
13.77 |
|
42.82 |
| Internet bandwidth
(Kbps) |
|
|
|
384 |
384 |
|
|
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].
Note:
Blank spaces indicate unavailable information.
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