| |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Telephone
lines |
28,206 |
32,679 |
36,453 |
38,400
|
38,400 |
51,600 |
|
| Teledensity |
0.52 |
0.59 |
0.64 |
0.65 |
0.66 |
0.85 |
|
| Digital
main lines (%) |
70.00 |
78.28 |
77.95 |
77.6 |
77.6 |
87.5 |
|
| Waiting
list for main lines |
6,140 |
3,370 |
|
3,400 |
13,700 |
23,000 |
|
| Public
telephones |
267 |
266 |
288 |
270 |
310 |
510 |
|
| Public
telephones per 1,000 inhab. |
0.048 |
0.048 |
0.050 |
0.050 |
0.05 |
0.08 |
|
| Mobile
subscribers |
1,050 |
2,587 |
4,295 |
6,300 |
6,300 |
55,500 |
|
| Mobile
subscribers per 100 inhab. |
0.02 |
0.05 |
0.08 |
0.11 |
0.11 |
0.91 |
|
| Mobile
subscribers as a % of telephone subscribers |
3.7 |
7.9 |
11.8 |
16.4 |
14.1 |
51.8 |
|
| Telecommunications
revenue (M US$) |
33 |
36 |
37 |
45.4 |
45.4 |
54.4 |
|
| Telecommunications
investment (M US$) |
15 |
11 |
|
11.3 |
11.3 |
29.5 |
|
| Investment
as a % of revenue |
45.5 |
30.5 |
|
24.9 |
31.1 |
54.2 |
|
| Telecom
equipment exports (M US$) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Telecom
equipment imports (M US$) |
|
|
|
|
15.0 |
|
|
| Telecentres |
|
|
|
1
(planned) |
|
|
|
| Facsimiles |
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Computer(s)
per 100 inhab. |
0.12 |
|
|
0.09 |
0.15 |
0.16 |
|
| Radios per
100 inhab. |
9.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TVs per
100 inhab. |
7.31 |
9.07 |
|
9.1 |
1.1 |
4.5 |
|
| Cable TV
subscribers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Home
satellite dishes/antennas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Internet
host sites |
|
9 |
13 |
12 |
13 |
|
|
| Internet
service providers (ISPs) |
|
|
|
6 |
6 |
|
|
| Internet
subscribers |
|
|
|
2,000 |
2,000 |
|
|
| Internet
subscribers per 10,000 inhab. |
|
|
|
3.40 |
3.40 |
|
|
| Internet
users |
|
|
|
|
10,000 |
15,000 |
|
| Internet
users per 10,000 inhabitants |
|
|
|
|
16.84 |
24.60 |
|
| Internet
bandwidth (Kbps) |
|
|
|
128 |
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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