La Sociedad Anonima de Telecomunicaciones de la
Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial (GETESA), is the national telecommunications operator in the country.
GETESA has been privatised with 40% being owned by France Cable et Radio (FCR).
The Directorate of Posts
and Telecommunications is responsible for the regulation of the
telecommunications sector.
Teledensity:
- Total: 1.29
(1999)
- Largest cities:
7.13 (1999)
- Rest of the country:
0.42 (1999)
Digital main lines: na
Waiting list for a telephone
line:
- Total: 1,900 (1999)
- Average waiting time:
1.9 years (1999)
- Total demand (k):
7.5 (1999)
- Satisfied demand (%):
74.6 (1999)
Telephone Tariffs (1999):
| Connection charge -
residential |
US$ 40 |
| Monthly subscription -
residential |
US$ 5.40 |
| Connection charge -
business |
US$ 47 |
| Monthly subscription -
business |
US$ 12.7 |
| Local call - 3 minutes |
US$ 0.05 |
Source:
World Telecommunication Indicators, 2000/2001
Public telephones: na
Public telephones per 1,000
inhabitants: 0.01 (1999)
Mobile cellular subscribers:
300 (1999)
Cellular subscribers as a %
of total telephone subscribers: 5.1 (1999)
Mobile cellular tariffs
(1999): na
Telecommunications revenue (M
US$): 11.7 (1999)
Telecommunications investment (M
US$): na
Telecommunications investment as
a % of revenue: na
Telecom equipment exports: na
Telecom equipment imports: na
Telecentres: na
Facsimiles:
100 (1998)
Radio broadcaster: Radio
Nacional de Guinea Equatorial is the
state-operated agency responsible for radio transmission.
Television broadcaster:
Television Nacional is the state-owned agency in charge of TV transmission.
Radios per
100 inhabitants: 42.5 (1995)
Television
receivers per 100 inhabitants: 11.6 (1999)
Pay TV
decoders: na
Cable TV
subscribers: na
Home
satellite dishes/antennas: na
