Angola Telecom
(Empressa Publica de Telecommunicatoes de Angola), the national operator and mobile
operator, was converted from a government department to a corporation on February 11,
1997. INACOM - Angolan National Institute of Telecommunications has been created as
a public institution by Ordinance No. 12/99 of June 25. Its mission is to regulate and
monitor the telecommunciation activities of non-basic services.
Teledensity:
- Total: 0.53
(2000)
- Largest cities:
2.06 (1999)
- Rest of the country:
0.44 (1999)
Digital main lines: 91.4%
(2000)
Waiting list for a telephone
line: 21,100 (2000)
Telephone tariff (2000):
| PSTN connection
charge - Residential |
US$ 39.00 |
| Monthly
subscription - Residential |
US$ 3.9 |
| PSTN connection
charge - Business |
US$ 72.00 |
| Monthly
subscription - Business |
US$ 7.2 |
| Local call |
US$ 0.06 |
Source:
African Telecommunication Indicators 2001
Public telephones: 270
(2000)
Public telephones per 1000
inhabitants: 0.02 (2000)
Mobile cellular subscribers:
25,800 (2000)
A cellular telephone system, known
as Telemovil, is operated by Angola Telecom. It uses AMPS technology and
is available in Luanda, Benguela and Cabinda including the routes in between.
Unitel, operated by Portugal
Telecom with local partners, runs a GSM 900 cellular network.
Cellular subscribers as a %
of total telephone subscribers: 27.0 (2000)
Mobile cellular tariffs
(2000):
- Connection: US$
112.9
- Monthly subscription:
US$ 37.6
- Local call per 3 minutes:
US$ 0.30 (Peak)
Telecommunications revenue
(M US$): 121.6 (2000)
Telecommunications
investment (M US$): na
Telecommunications
investment as a % of revenue: na
Telecom equipment exports
(M US$): na
Telecom equipment imports
(M US$): na
Telecentres:
Facsimiles (k):
ANGONET is a
computer communication service provided by Development Workshop (DW) to organisations and
individuals working for social and economic development and humanitarian assistance
programs in Angola. Development Workshop is an international non-profit organisation which
has been working in Angola since 1980. The service aims to promote networking and the
exchange of information among NGOs, local government institutions, civic associations, and
development organisations working in Angola and within the Southern African region.
ANGONET was initiated as a project of DW with a grant from the Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA) and material assistance from the CABECA project of the
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and from the Canadian Council for
International Co-operation (CCIC). ANGONET has decided to become a virtual network with
its own PC server on the ISP EBONET's
backbone in Luanda.
SDN-Angola was
established by UNDP to enable the exchange of information on environment and
sustainable development between the regional and international similar organisations
involved in the SDN initiative.
The Universidade Agostinho Neto (UAN) was
assisted by a Portuguese co-operation project to establish an analogue lease line link
directly to Portugal. The system is available to staff members and post-graduate
students through the LAN at the Faculty of Engineering.
There are currently 2 Internet Service Providers in
Angola, and one of them, EBOnet has points of presence in Cabinda
and Benguela.
Computers
per 100 inhabitants: 0.11 (2000)
Radio broadcasters: na
Television broadcasters: Televisao
Publico de Angola (TPA) is the sole television broadcaster in Angola.
Radios per
100 inhabitants: 3.4 (1995)
Television
receivers per 100 inhabitants: 1.9 (2000)
Pay TV
decoders: na
Cable TV
subscribers: na
Home
satellite dishes/antennas: 7,200 (2000)
