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NICI Indicators 1995 - 2001
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1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000 2001
Telephone lines

17,154

18,919

20,810

24,000

27,400    
Teledensity

0.48

0.51

0.60

0.68

0.74    
Digital main lines (%)

54.00

82.00

 

73.9

74.3    
Waiting list for main lines

39,680

40,000

 

18,400

19,300    
Public telephones

125

130

 

390

430    
Public telephones per 1,000 inhab.

  0.034

  0.035

 

0.11

0.12    
Mobile subscribers

 

 

 

       
Mobile subscribers per 100 inhab.

 

 

 

       
Mobile subscribers as a % of telephone subscribers              
Telecommunications revenue (M US$)

13

17

 

22.1

19.9    
Telecommunications investment (M US$)

3

13

 

8.3

8.9    
Investment as a % of revenue 23.07 76.5  

37.6

44.8    
Telecom equipment exports (M US$)              
Telecom equipment imports (M US$)              
Telecentres              
Facsimiles

800

1,100

 

1,400

     
Computer(s) per 100 inhab.  

 

         
Radios per 100 inhab.

9.8

           
TVs per 100 inhab.

0.62

0.68

 

1.4

1.6    
Cable TV subscribers              
Home satellite dishes/antennas      

600

1,600    
Internet host sites

 

 

 

0

3

   
Internet service providers (ISPs)      

0

0

   
Internet subscribers    

 

300

300

   
Internet susbcribers per 10,000 inhab.    

 

0.84

0.84

   
Internet users         500    
Internet users per 10,000 inhabitants         1.34    
Internet bandwidth (Kbps)      

29

29

   

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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