|
|
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Telephone lines |
63,067 |
77,886 |
130,000 |
144,200 |
158,600 |
237,178 |
242,100 |
| Teledensity |
0.36 |
0.44 |
0.70 |
0.76 |
0.81 |
1.17 |
1.16 |
| Digital main lines (%) |
89.53 |
90.86 |
|
70.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
| Waiting list for main
lines |
28,349 |
|
|
28,300 |
|
|
|
| Public telephones |
27 |
453 |
|
8,100 |
3,040 |
3,180 |
|
| Public telephones per
1,000 inhab. |
0.001 |
0.02 |
|
0.43 |
0.15 |
0.16 |
|
| Mobile subscribers |
6,200 |
12,766 |
|
21,900 |
70,000 |
130,000 |
193,800 |
| Mobile subscribers per
100 inhab. |
0.04 |
0.07 |
|
0.28 |
0.36 |
0.64 |
0.93 |
| Mobile subscribers as
a % of telephone subscribers |
9.80 |
16.40 |
|
15.20 |
30.6 |
35.4 |
44.5 |
| Telecommunications
revenue (M US$) |
65 |
100 |
|
145.9 |
170.9 |
91.4 |
|
| Telecommunications
investment (M US$) |
|
7 |
|
7.3 |
367.4 |
153.7 |
|
| Investment as a % of
revenue |
|
7.00 |
|
5.00 |
214.9 |
168.1 |
|
| Telecom equipment
exports (M US$) |
|
|
|
|
|
2.2 |
|
| Telecom equipment
imports (M US$) |
|
|
|
|
60.7 |
34.0 |
|
| Telecentres |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Facsimiles |
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
|
|
| Computer(s) per 100
inhab. |
|
0.12 |
|
0.16 |
0.25 |
0.30 |
0.33 |
| Radios per 100 inhab. |
23.1 |
|
68.10 |
|
|
|
|
| TVs per 100 inhab. |
4.04 |
4.49 |
10.35 |
11.00 |
11.5 |
11.8 |
|
| Cable TV subscribers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Home satellite
dishes/antennas |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
| Internet host sites |
6 |
203 |
253 |
241 |
112 |
|
|
| Internet service
providers (ISPs) |
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
|
|
| Internet subscribers |
|
|
|
6,000 |
13,000 |
|
|
| Internet subscribers
per 10,000 inhab. |
|
|
|
3.13 |
6.88 |
|
|
| Internet users |
|
|
|
|
20,000 |
30,000 |
40,500 |
| Internet users per
10,000 inhabitants |
|
|
|
|
10.16 |
14.84 |
19.36 |
| Internet bandwidth
(Kbps) |
|
|
|
640 |
640 |
2048 |
4096 |
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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