Côte d'Ivoire Telecom (CI-Telecom) is the national telecommunications operator in Côte d'Ivoire with a 20-year licence and
exclusivity on basic services until 2005. CI-Telecom is majority-owned by France Cable et
Radio (51%) with the remainder of the equity (49%) being held by government.
In July 1995, the government
passed two decrees to establish the Agence des
Télécommunications de Côte d'Ivoire (ATCI) as the independent regulatory
authority and the Conseil des Télécommunications de Côte d'Ivoire (CTCI)
as the highest telecom authority responsible for arbitration in case of problems between
ATCI, CI-Telecom and private operators.
Teledensity:
- Total: 1.80
(2001)
- Largest cities:
5.73 (2000)
- Rest of the country:
0.51 (2000)
Digital main lines: 100.0%
(2001)
Waiting list for a
telephone line:
- Total:
31,700 (2000)
- Average waiting time:
0.8 years (2000)
- Total demand (k):
295.4 (2000)
- Satisfied demand:
89.3% (2000)
Telephone Tariff:
| PSTN
connection charge |
US$ 49 |
| PSTN rental per month |
US$ 5.4 |
| PSTN three
minute local call |
US$
0.05 |
Source:
World Telecommunication Indicators 20002
Public telephones:
1,931 (2000)
Public telephones per 1000
inhabitants: 0.13 (2000)
Mobile cellular subscribers:
728,545 (2001)
Mobile telephone operations
started in Côte d'Ivoire in October 1996. So far four operators have been granted
licenses for GSM cellular services. These are to Cora de Comstar, Loteny Télécom, SIM
and Aircom. Except Aircom, which recieved an operating license on August 2, 2000, the
other three are operational.
- Loteny Télécom
is the largest of the three as of December 2000 with a market share of 52% and 245,128
subscribers. Of these 25,135 were contractual subscribers while the rest 219,993 were
prepaid subscriprions.
- Société Ivoirienne de réseaux mobiles (SIM) is the second largest cellular operator with
214,721 subscribers in December 2000. 29,890 of these were contractual subscribers while
the rest 184,831 were prepaid ones. SIM had 45% of the market share.
- Cora de Comstar had 3% of the market by December 2000 with 13,103 subscribers. 3,902 of these were
contractual subscribers while the rest 5,748 were prepaid subscriptions.
Cellular subscribers as a % of
total telephone subscribers: 54.0 (1999)
Mobile cellular tariffs
(1999):
| Cnnection
charge |
US$ 47 |
| Monthly
subscription |
US$
39.0 |
| Three
minute local call (Peak) |
US$
0.88 |
| Three
minute local call (Off-Peak) |
US$
0.63 |
Source:
World Telecommunication Indicators, 2000/2001
Telecommunications revenue (M
US$): 419.0 (2000)
Telecommunication investment
(M US$): 86.0 (2000)
Telecommunication investment
as a % of revenue: 36.0 (1999)
Telecom equipment exports (M
US$): 0.6 (2000)
Telecom equipment imports
(M US$): 59.2 (2000)
Telecentres: 1,922
Facsimiles: na
Côte d'Ivoire is
one of the few countries in Africa which embarked in the promotion and the use of ICT
since the 1970s with the establishment of the Commission Nationale pour
l'Informatique (CNI), the Sécrétariat Général de l'Informatique (SGI)
and the Commission Ministérielle de l'Informatique.
The Conseil
National de Normalisation was established to work among others on the
standardisation of IT terminologies, IT tenders and other related IT activities.
The Centre
Informatique Régional de Côte d'Ivoire (CIRC) under the Ministere de
l'Enseignement Technique et de la Formation Professionelle is responsible for ICTs in the
academic and research sectors. The following major institutions have also been active in
networking and ICT activities:
Institut
National Supérieur de l'Enseignement Technique (INSET) in Yamassoukro is also
the top level domain administrator for .ci;
Institut
National Polytechnique Houphoet-Boigny (INP-HB) is the other major networking
centres in the academic sector;
Service de
Documentation et d'Informatisation of the Ministère de l'Agriculture et des
Ressources Animales runs a number of ICT projects;
Institut
Africain pour le Développement Economique et Social (INADES) operates a
computerised information centres and is involved in ICT training.
Computer
per 100 inhabitants: 0.61 (2001)
The main regulatory body for
audio-visual activities, including radio and television, is the Conseil National
de l'Audio-Visuel. Two public and one private TV channels are operating in Côte
d'Ivoire. Out of the 52 radio stations which have been licensed, only 28 are currently
operational.
Radios
per 100 inhabitants: 15.3 (1995)
Television
receivers per 100 inhabitants: 6.0 (2000)
Pay TV
decoders: na
Cable TV
subscribers: na
Home
satellite dishes/antennas: na
