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NICI Indicators 1995 - 2001
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1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000 2001
Telephone lines

3,775,355

3,925,700

4,258,639

5,075,400

5,492,800    
Teledensity

9.34

9.52

10.12

11.45

12.53    
Digital main lines (%)

65.77

70.00

74.00

82.00

99.0    
Waiting list for main lines

139,839

136,577

126,849

116,200

116,200    
Public telephones

59,647

70,154

110,535

153,480

173,060    
Public telephones per 1,000 inhab.

1.48

1.70

2.63

3.46

3.95    
Mobile subscribers

340,000

535,000

953,000

2,500,000

5,269,000    
Mobile subscribers per 100 inhab.

0.84

1.30

2.26

5.64

12.01    
Mobile subscribers as a % of telephone subscribers 9.00 13.65 22.40 49.30 49.0    
Telecommunications revenue (M US$) 2,716 3,675 3,802 5,971.5 3,935.8    
Telecommunications investment (M US$) 786 768 856 2,738.3 1,370.2    
Investment as a % of revenue 28.90 20.90 22.50 45.85 34.8    
Telecom equipment exports (M US$) 59.5   93.7   142.3    
Telecom equipment imports (M US$) 693.9   1,142.8   1,244.4    
Telecentres              
Facsimiles  

100,000

 

150,000

     
Computer(s) per 100 inhab.

2.16

3.77

 

4.74

5.47    
Radios per 100 inhab.              
TVs per 100 inhab.

12.06

12.67

12.43

12.50

12.9    
Cable TV subscribers              
Home satellite dish/antennas  

78,000

 

96,000

227,000    
Internet host sites

27,040

48,277

99,284

144,445

140,470

   
Internet service providers (ISPs)      

150

150

   
Internet subscribers      

250,000

370,000

   
Internet subscribers per 10,000 inhab.      

56.40

83.45

   
Internet users         1,820,000    
Internet users per 10,000 inhabitants         4515.01    
Internet bandwidth (Kbps)      

90,000

90,000

   

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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