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NICI Indicators 1995 - 2001
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1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Telephone lines

15,712

17,792

15,795

  20,100

21,000 22,200  
Teledensity

0.79

0.88

0.77

  0.92

0.97 1.03  
Digital main lines (%)

81.00

95.27

 

99.00

99.00 100.0  
Waiting list for main lines

8,800

5,422

9,300

  20,000

20,000 20,000  
Public telephones

200

150

  306

306

350 350  
Public telephones per 1,000 inhab.

0.09

0.07

  0.14

0.14

0.17 0.17  
Mobile subscribers

 

 

1,262

9,800

9,800 19,000  
Mobile subscribers per 100 inhab.

 

 

0.06

0.45

0.48 0.88  
Mobile subscribers as a % of telephone subscribers    

8.00

48.80

32.8 46.1  
Telecommunications revenue (M US$) 13 13   13.8 13.8 13.8  
Telecommunications investment (M US$) 2 6   0.8 0.8 0.8  
Investment as a % of revenue 15.40 46.20   5.80 5.9 5.9  
Telecom equipment exports (M US$)              
Telecom equipment imports (M US$)              
Telecentres      

 

     
Facsimiles  

  600

 

  600

     
Computer(s) per 100 inhab.  

 

         
Radios per 100 inhab.

3.7

           
TVs per 100 inhab.

1.01

1.23

 

2.4

1.6 1.6  
Cable TV subscribers              
Home satellite dishes/antennas              
Internet host sites

 

 

 

19

19

102

 
Internet service providers (ISPs)      

1

1

1

 
Internet subscribers    

 

200

200

 

 
Internet subscribers per 10,000 inhab.    

 

0.91

0.91

 

 
Internet users         1,000 1,000  
Internet users per 10,000 inhabitants         4.74 4.74  
Internet bandwidth (Kbps)      

9.6

9.6

   

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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