|
|
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Telephone lines |
75,000 |
99,000 |
150,973 |
162,200 |
251,400 |
|
|
| Teledensity |
0.27 |
0.36 |
0.54 |
0.57 |
0.87 |
|
|
| Digital main lines (%) |
25.00 |
50.00 |
89.00 |
90.00 |
95.0 |
|
|
| Waiting list for main
lines |
|
309,000 |
320,000 |
340,000 |
355,000 |
|
|
| Public telephones |
|
|
300 |
2,850 |
3,400 |
|
|
| Public telephones per
1,000 inhab. |
|
|
0.01 |
0.10 |
0.12 |
|
|
| Mobile subscribers |
|
2,200 |
3,800 |
8,600 |
13,000 |
|
|
| Mobile subscribers per
100 inhab. |
|
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.05 |
|
|
| Mobile subscribers as
a % of telephone susbcribers |
|
2.20 |
2.50 |
5.30 |
4.9 |
|
|
| Telecommunications
revenue (M US$) |
|
22 |
|
102.3 |
101.4 |
|
|
| Telecommunications
investment (M US$) |
|
18 |
|
57.4 |
67.3 |
|
|
| Investment as a % of
revenue |
|
81.8 |
|
56.1 |
66.4 |
|
|
| Telecom equipment
exports (M US$) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Telecom equipment
imports (M US$) |
|
|
13.6 |
|
22.4 |
|
|
| Telecentres |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Facsimiles |
5,800 |
7,000 |
|
18,000 |
|
|
|
| Computer(s) per 100
inhab. |
|
0.07 |
|
0.19 |
0.24 |
|
|
| Radios per 100 inhab. |
27 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TVs per 100 inhab. |
7.95 |
8.43 |
|
14.1 |
17.3 |
|
|
| Cable TV subscribers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Home satellite
dishes/antennas |
|
|
|
15,000 |
22,000 |
|
|
| Internet host sites |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
| Internet service
providers (ISPs) |
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
| Internet subscribers |
|
|
192 |
300 |
1,108 |
|
|
| Internet subscribers
per 10,000 inhab. |
|
|
0.07 |
0.10 |
0.39 |
|
|
| Internet users |
|
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
|
| Internet users per
10,000 inhabitants |
|
|
|
|
1.73 |
|
|
| Internet bandwidth
(Kbps) |
|
|
64 |
512 |
512 |
|
|
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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