Société Centrafricaine
des Télécommunications (SOCATEL) was established in 1990 as a "Société
d'Economie Mixte" with 60% owned by the government and 40% by France Cables et
Radios, a subsidiary of France Telecom.
Inspecteur Central des
Télécommunications is responsible for the regulation of the telecommunications
sector. The Agence de Régulation des Télécommunications (ART),
the telecommunication regulatory body which was established in 1996, is not yet
operational.. Both SOCATEL and the Inspecteur Central are responsible to the
Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and New Technologies.
Teledensity:
- Total: 0.26
(2000)
- Capital city: 1.3
(2000)
- Rest of the country:
0.03 (1999)
Digital main lines: 96.9%
(2000)
Waiting list for a telephone
line:
- Total: 1,800 (2000)
- Average waiting time:
> 10 years (1999)
- Total demand (k):
11.2 (2000)
- Satisfied demand:
84.3% (2000)
Telephone Tariff (2000):
| PSTN
connection charge - residential |
US$ 90 |
| Monthly
subscription - residential |
US$ 6.4 |
| PSTN
connection charge - business |
US$ 139 |
| Monthly
subscription - residential |
US$ 6.4 |
| PSTN three
minute local call |
US$ 049 |
Source:
African Telecommunication Indicators 2001
Public telephones: 90
(2000)
Public telephones per 1000
inhabitants: 0.02 (2000)
Mobile cellular subscribers:
5,000 (2000)
Caratel
owned by SOCATEL operates an Advanced Mobile Phone System (AMPS) standard network.
Telecel Centrafrique is the other AMPS cellular
network operating in the country.
Cellular subscribers as a % of
total telephone subscribers: 34.4 (2000)
Mobile cellular tariff (2000):
| Connection
charge |
US$
227.4 |
| Monthly
subscription |
US$ 15
(1998) |
| Local call per
three minute |
US$ 0.58 |
Source:
African Telecommunication Indicators 2001
Telecommunications revenue (M
US$): 9.9 (2000)
Telecommunications investment (M
US$): 0.1 (2000)
Telecommunications investment as
a % of revenue: 0.8 (2000)
Telecom equipment exports (M
US$): na
Telecom equipment imports (M
US$): 3.9 (1997)
Telecentres: na
Facsimiles:
300 (1998)
Radiodiffusion-Télévision
Centrafricaine is the state-operated agency responsible for radio transmission and
television broadcasting.
Radios per
100 inhabitants: 7.5 (1995)
Television
receivers per 100 inhabitants: 0.6 (2000)
Pay TV
decoders: na
Cable TV
subscribers: na
Home
satellite dishes/antennas: na
