The Direction
Nationale des Postes et des Télécommunications (DNPT) was established in 1997
as the regulator of transport, postal and telecommunications services. DNPT is responsible
to the Ministère des Postes et Télécommunications.
The Société des Télécommunications
de Guinée (Sotelgui) was set up as an autonomous telecommunications operator
in 1993 as a result of the promulgation of a new telecommunications law in 1992. Sotelgui
was privatised in 1995 and the strategic partner is Malaysia Telekom which acquired 60% of
Sotelgui equity while the government retained 40%.
Teledensity:
- Total: 0.59
(1999)
- Largest cities:
1.87 (1999)
- Rest of the country:
0.22 (1999)
Digital main lines: 99.0%
(1999)
Waiting list for a telephone
line:
- Total: 1,700
(1999)
- Average waiting time:
0.2 year (1999)
- Total demand (k):
48.0 (1999)
- Satisfied demand (%):
96.4 (1999)
Telephone Tariffs (1999):
| PSTN connection charge
- residential |
US$ 152 |
| PSTN connection charge
- business |
US$ 152 |
| PSTN monthly
subscription - residential |
US$ 3.3 |
| PSTN monthly
subscription -business |
US$ 3.3 |
| PSTN three minute
local call |
US$ 0.10 |
Source:
World Telecommunication Indicators 2000/2001
Public telephones:
810 (1999)
Public telephones per 1000
inhabitants: 0.10 (1999)
Mobile cellular subscribers:
25,200 (1999)
In addition to Sotelgui,
three other cellular operators are represented in Guinea. Telecel and Spactel
have operational networks while new entrant, Wireless International, will
start to operate shortly. The capital city, Conakry, are all covered by all the
operators while Sotelgui is expanding in Boke, Kamsar and Sangaredi.
Cellular subscribers as a % of
total telephone subscribers: 35.3 (1999)
Mobile cellular tariff
(1999)
- Connection: US$ 70
- Monthly subscription: US$
14.6
- 3 minute local call (Peak:
US$ 0.31, Off-peak: US$ 0.21)
Telecommunications revenue (M
US$): 17.2 (1999)
Telecommunications investment
(M US$): 8.5 (1999)
Telecommunications investment
as a % of revenue: 49.2 (1999)
Telecom equipment exports (M
US$): na
Telecom equipment imports (M
US$): 62.7
Telecentres: na
Facsimiles:
2,800 (1998)
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The Ministry
of Information has entered into an agreement with CIDA's Electronic Commerce
World Institute to establish a web site providing government, business and tourism
information.
The following
documentation and information institutions are administered by the Secretary of
State for Scientific Research:
The Centre
Syfed of AUPELF-UREF is hosted at the Mission de Coopération Française.
The Institut
de la Recherche Agronomique de Guinée is a partner of IBISCUS Francophone
development information network.
Computer
per 100 inhabitants: 0.26 (1998)
Radiodiffusion-Télévision
Guinéenne is the state-operated radio and television broadcaster.
Radios
per 100 inhabitants: 4.4 (1995)
Television
receivers per 100 inhabitants: 4.4 (1999)
Pay TV
decoders: na
Cable TV
subscribers: na
Home
satellite dishes/antennas: 2.8 (1999)
