Telecommunications services are
currently provided by two monopolies namely Office des Postes et
Télécommunications (OPT) responsible for basic telephone services, and Société des Télécommunications
Internationales de Djibouti (STID) which is in charge for international
telecommunications networks as well as for cellular and Internet services.
There is no independent
regulatory body in the telecommunications sector at present.
Teledensity:
- Total: 1.40
(1999)
- Largest cities:
1.84 (1999)
- Rest of the country:0.26
(1999)
Digital main lines: 100%
(1999)
Waiting list for a telephone
line: n.a.
Telephone Tariff (1999):
| PSTN connection charge |
US$ 113 |
| Monthly subscription |
US$ 19.7 |
| PSTN three minute
local call |
US$ 0.20 |
Source:
World Telecommunication Indicators, 2000/2001
Public telephones: 60
(1999)
Public telephones per 1000
inhabitants: 0.09 (1999)
Mobile cellular subscribers:
300 (1999)
Société des
Télécommunications Internationales de Djibouti (STID) operates an AMPS cellular
network covering a range of 40 km around the capital city, Djibouti.
Cellular subscribers as a % of
total telephone subscribers: 3.1 (1999)
Mobile cellular tariff (1999)
| Connection charge |
US$ 281 |
| Monthly subscription |
US$ 50.6 |
| PSTN three minute
local call |
US$ 0.59 |
Source:
World Telecommunication Indicators, 2000/2001
Telecommunications revenue (M
US$): 19.9 (1999)
Telecommunications investment
(M US$): 2.1 (1999)
Telecommunications investment
as a % of revenue: 10.8 (1999)
Telecom equipment exports (M
US$): na
Telecom equipment imports (M
US$): na
Telecentres: na
Facsimiles: 100
(1998)
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With support from UNDP and the
European Union, the International Chamber of Commerce hosted at Djibouti is in the process
of establishing a commercial information and documentation centre.
The Centre de
Documentation of the Institut Supérieur d'Etudes et de Recherches Scientifiques et
Techniques (ISERT) has been active in launching a project for developing a
national information and documentation network.
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
was created in 1986 by the six drought stricken countries of
Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda to coordinate development in the Horn
of Africa. The State of Eritrea became the seventh member of IGAD in September 1993 after
its independence. In April 1996, following the recommendations of the Summit of the
Heads of State and Government, the IGAD Council of Ministers identified three priority
areas of cooperation :
- Conflict Prevention, Management and
Resolution, and Humanitarian Affairs;
- Infrastructure Development
(Transport and Communications);
- Food Security and Environment
Protection.
Computer
per 100 inhabitants: 0.95 (1999)
Radio and
television broadcasters: na
Radios
per 100 inhabitants: 8.0 (1995)
Television
receivers per 100 inhabitants: 4.8 (1999)
Pay TV
decoders: na
Cable TV
subscribers: 9,000 (1999)
Home
satellite dishes/antennas: 6,000 (1999)
