| |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Telephone
lines |
34,338 |
35,471 |
36,974 |
37,400 |
41,400 |
45,000 |
|
| Teledensity |
0.35 |
0.35 |
0.34 |
0.36 |
0.39 |
0.44 |
|
| Digital
main lines (%) |
54.00 |
55.40 |
55.76 |
55.88 |
65.0 |
65.0 |
|
| Waiting
list for main lines |
24,886 |
29,854 |
33,376 |
30,900 |
31,600 |
25,000 |
|
| Public
telephones |
454 |
507 |
|
510 |
540 |
540 |
|
| Public
telephones per 1,000 inhab. |
0.046 |
0.05 |
|
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
|
| Mobile
subscribers |
382 |
3,700 |
5,500 |
10,500 |
22,500 |
49,000 |
|
| Mobile
subscribers per 100 inhab. |
0.004 |
0.036 |
0.053 |
0.10 |
0.21 |
0.47 |
|
| Mobile
subscribers as a % of telephone subscribers |
1.11 |
10.43 |
14.90 |
20.07 |
35.2 |
52.1 |
|
| Telecommunications
revenue (M US$) |
8 |
32 |
|
32.8 |
32.8 |
32.8 |
|
| Telecommunications
investment (M US$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Investment
as a % of revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Telecom
equipment exports (M US$) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Telecom
equipment imports (M US$) |
|
|
|
|
3.2 |
|
|
| Telecentres |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Facsimiles |
|
1,200 |
|
1,300 |
|
|
|
| Computer(s)
per 100 inhab. |
|
|
|
|
0.09 |
0.12 |
|
| Radios per
100 inhab. |
25.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TVs per
100 inhab. |
0.20 |
0.23 |
|
0.20 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
|
| Cable TV
subscribers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Home
satellite dishes/antennas |
|
|
|
|
400 |
100 |
|
| Internet
host sites |
|
|
0 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
|
| Internet
service providers (ISPs) |
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
| Internet
subscribers |
|
|
500 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
|
|
| Internet
subscribers per 10,000 inhab. |
|
|
0.47 |
1.91 |
1.91 |
|
|
| Internet
users |
|
|
|
|
10,000 |
15,000 |
|
| Internet
users per 10,000 inhabitants |
|
|
|
|
9.40 |
14.51 |
|
| Internet
bandwidth (Kbps) |
|
|
|
128 |
128 |
|
|
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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