| |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
| Telephone lines |
142,452 |
148,739 |
156,536 |
164,000 |
194,500 |
231,945 |
310,000 |
351,600 |
| Teledensity |
0.25 |
0.25 |
0.26 |
0.25 |
0.32 |
0.37 |
0.48 |
0.56 |
| Digital main lines (%) |
38.90 |
38.10 |
37.95 |
40.2 |
52.2 |
61.9 |
62.2 |
|
| Waiting list for main
lines |
178,992 |
195,499 |
|
230,200 |
224,800 |
196,883 |
|
|
| Public telephones |
1,517 |
1,546 |
|
1,580 |
1,590 |
1,563 |
|
|
| Public telephones per
1,000 inhab. |
0.02 |
0.02 |
|
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
|
|
| Mobile subscribers |
|
|
|
|
6,700 |
17,757 |
27,500 |
45,000 |
| Mobile subscribers per
100 inhab. |
|
|
|
|
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.07 |
| Mobile subscribers as
a % of telephone subscribers |
|
|
|
|
3.3 |
7.65 |
8.1 |
|
| Telecommunications
revenue (M US$) |
72 |
78 |
79 |
87.3 |
78.6 |
80.7 |
|
|
| Telecommunications
investment (M US$) |
8 |
|
|
23.7 |
29.8 |
29.8 |
|
|
| Investment as a % of
revenue |
11.11 |
|
|
27.18 |
38.0 |
37.8 |
|
|
| Telecom equipment
exports (M US$) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Telecom equipment
imports (M US$) |
|
|
|
|
|
27.3 |
|
|
| Telecentres |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Facsimiles |
1,400 |
1,600 |
|
2,500 |
|
4,555 |
|
|
| Computer(s) per 100
inhab. |
|
|
|
|
0.07 |
0.1 |
0.12 |
|
| Radios per 100 inhab. |
19.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TVs per 100 inhab. |
0.44 |
0.51 |
|
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
|
|
| Cable TV subscribers* |
|
|
|
|
1802 |
2110 |
2811 |
3597 |
| Home satellite
dishes/antennas |
|
|
|
|
1,800 |
1,900 |
|
|
| Internet host sites |
1 |
1 |
78 |
78 |
81 |
84 |
43 |
37 |
| Internet Service
Providers (ISPs) |
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Internet subscribers |
|
|
2,000 |
2,406 |
2,406 |
2,461 |
|
6,152 |
| Internet subscribers
per 10,000 inhab. |
|
|
0.33 |
0.37 |
0.37 |
|
|
0.98 |
| Internet users |
|
|
|
|
7,000 |
10,000 |
25,000 |
|
| Internet users per
10,000 inhabitants |
|
|
|
|
1.15 |
1.64 |
3.88 |
|
| Internet bandwidth
(Kbps) |
|
|
256 |
512 |
512 |
512 |
2048 |
10240 |
Source: ITU
(International Telecommunication Union), NW ( Network Wizards) Internet Host Surveys,
partially adapted from Mike Jensen's Overview of Africa Internet Status
[www3.sn.apc.org/africa/afstat.htm], and Ethiopian Telecommunications Agency.
* The figures are that of subscribers to
the South Africa based DSTV, a digital
satellite delivery system.
Note: Blank spaces
indicate unavailable information.
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