|
|
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Telephone lines |
50,447 |
59,673 |
72,189 |
85,600 |
123,800 |
150,300 |
|
| Teledensity |
3.54 |
4.09 |
4.83 |
5.03 |
7.69 |
9.27 |
|
| Digital main lines (%) |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
|
| Waiting list for main
lines |
12,500 |
11,484 |
9,300 |
11,800 |
11,800 |
11,800 |
|
| Public telephones |
457 |
636 |
1,028 |
1,940 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
|
| Public telephones per
1,000 inhab. |
0.32 |
0.44 |
0.68 |
1.28 |
1.86 |
1.86 |
|
| Mobile subscribers |
|
|
|
23,000 |
120,000 |
200,000 |
|
| Mobile subscribers per
100 inhab. |
|
|
|
1.35 |
7.45 |
12.33 |
|
| Mobile subscribers as
a % of telephone subscribers |
|
|
|
26.90 |
49.2 |
57.1 |
|
| Telecommunications
revenue (M US$) |
69 |
72 |
70 |
82.7 |
120.5 |
120.5 |
|
| Telecommunications
investment (M US$) |
38 |
36 |
27 |
36.8 |
47.7 |
47.7 |
|
| Investment as a % of
revenue |
55.1 |
50 |
38.6 |
44.5 |
39.6 |
39.6 |
|
| Telecom equipment
exports (M US$) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Telecom equipment
imports (M US$) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Telecentres |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Facsimiles |
3,100 |
3,400 |
|
3,500 |
|
|
|
| Computer(s) per 100
inhab. |
0.38 |
0.67
|
|
2.55 |
3.13 |
3.70 |
|
| Radios per 100 inhab. |
13.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TVs per 100 inhab. |
2.11 |
2.40 |
2.69 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
|
| Cable TV subscribers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Home satellite
dishes/antennas |
|
|
|
2,800 |
9.9 |
12.0 |
|
| Internet host sites |
|
24 |
24 |
578 |
953 |
2,356 |
|
| Internet service
providers (ISPs) |
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
| Internet subscribers |
|
|
|
1000 |
1000 |
|
|
| Internet subscribers
per 10,000 inhab. |
|
|
|
5.88 |
5.88 |
|
|
| Internet users |
|
|
|
|
12,000 |
15,000 |
|
| Internet users
per 10,000 inhabi. |
|
|
|
|
74.49 |
92.48 |
|
| Internet bandwidth
(Kbps) |
|
|
|
640 |
640 |
|
|
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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