| |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Telephone
lines |
37,074 |
39,406 |
43,197 |
47,200 |
50,200 |
|
|
| Teledensity |
0.25 |
0.26 |
0.27 |
0.29 |
0.32 |
|
|
| Digital
main lines (%) |
10.00 |
80.00 |
|
98.00 |
98.7 |
|
|
| Waiting
list for main lines |
9,969 |
|
15,000 |
16,900 |
7,300 |
|
|
| Public
telephones |
44 |
40 |
|
340 |
450 |
|
|
| Public
telephones per 1,000 inhab. |
0.003 |
0.003 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
|
|
| Mobile
subscribers |
1,300 |
2,300 |
4,000 |
12,800 |
12,800 |
|
|
| Mobile
subscribers per 100 inhab. |
0.009 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
|
|
| Mobile
subscribers as a % of telephone subscribers |
3.5 |
5.83 |
9.26 |
27.12 |
21.3 |
|
|
| Telecommunications
revenue (M US$) |
30 |
40 |
45 |
50.7 |
54.5 |
|
|
| Telecommunications
investment (M US$) |
18 |
|
|
60.0 |
28.8 |
|
|
| Investment
as a % of revenue |
60.0 |
|
|
118.35 |
52.9 |
|
|
| Telecom
equipment exports (M US$) |
|
|
|
0.2 |
0.1 |
|
|
| Telecom
equipment imports (M US$) |
|
|
|
|
10.9 |
|
|
| Telecentres |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Facsimiles |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Computer(s)
per 100 inhab. |
|
|
|
0.13 |
0.19 |
|
|
| Radios per
100 inhab. |
19.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TVs per
100 inhab. |
3.36 |
4.56 |
|
4.6 |
2.2 |
|
|
| Cable TV
subscribers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Home
satellite dishes/antennas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Internet
host sites |
|
27 |
17 |
61 |
188 |
|
|
| Internet
service providers (ISPs) |
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
|
|
| Internet
subscribers |
|
|
|
700 |
700 |
|
|
| Internet
subcribers per 10,000 inhab. |
|
|
|
0.43 |
0.43 |
|
|
| Internet
users |
|
|
|
|
8,000 |
|
|
| Internet
users per 10,000 inhabitants |
|
|
|
|
5.16 |
|
|
| Internet
bandwidth (Kbps) |
|
|
|
256 |
256 |
|
|
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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