There is no national
telecommunications operator in Somalia. Domestic traffic is virtually non-existent as the
infrastructure has been destroyed by the civil war.
Teledensity:
- Total: 0.16
(1999)
- Largest cities:
1.08 (1999)
- Rest of the country:
0.03 (1999)
Digital main lines: na
Waiting list for a telephone
line: na
Telephone Tariff:
na
Public telephones: na
Public telephones per 1000
inhabitants: na
Mobile cellular subscribers:
na
Cellular subscribers as a % of
total telephone subscribers: na
Mobile cellular tariff: na
Telecommunications revenue
(M US$): na
Telecommunications
investment (M US$): na
Telecommunications
investment as a % of revenue: na
Telecommunications
equipment exports (M US$): na
Telecommunications
equipment imports (M US$): na
Telecentres: na
Facsimiles: na
Radio Broadcasting: Radio
Hargeisa operates in the self-declared independent
Republic of Somaliland in the north. Radio Mogadishu operates in the
capital city of Mogadishu.
Television Broadcasting: na
Television
Broadcasting Services: ORBIT - The Orbit
Satellite Television and Radio Network is based in Saudi
Arabia.
Radios per
100 inhabitants: na
Television
receivers per 100 inhabitants: 1.4 (1999)
Pay TV
decoders: na
Cable TV
subscribers: na
Home
satellite dishes/antennas: na
