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NICI Indicators 1995 - 2001
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1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000 2001
Telephone lines

78,499

85,549

100,848

113,900

108,200    
Teledensity

5.06

5.43

6.25

 6.89

6.38    
Digital main lines (%)

76

89.10

93

98

100.0    
Waiting list for main lines

7,011

4,521

7,209

7,100

5,400    
Public telephones

1,267

1,545

2,118

2,160

4,180    
Public telephones per 1,000 inhab.

0.81

0.98

  1.30

1.30

2.47    
Mobile subscribers

3,500

6,644

12,500

19,500

30,000    
Mobile subscribers per 100 inhab.

0.23

0.42

0.77

1.18

1.77    
Mobile subscribers as a % of telephone subscribers 4.50 7.80 12.40 17.10 21.7    
Telecommunications revenue (M US$) 74 77 81 82.1 90.8    
Telecommunications investment (M US$) 44 41   49 20.9    
Investment as a % of revenue 59.50 53.25   59.70 23.1    
Telecom equipment exports (M US$)              
Telecom equipment imports (M US$)              
Telecentres              
Facsimiles              
Computer(s) per 100 inhab.   

1.26

 

1.86

2.95    
Radios per 100 inhab.

14

           
TVs per 100 inhab.

3.03

3.17

 

3.20

3.8    
Cable TV subscribers              
Home satellite dishes/antennas         29,700    
Internet host sites

11

262

640

665

1,995

   
Internet service providers (ISPs)       

5

5

   
Internet subscribers      

2,000

2,000

   
Internet subscribers per 10,000 inhab.      

12.10

12.10

   
Internet users         6,000    
Internet users per 10,000 inhabitants         35.41    
Internet bandwidth (Kbps)      

1,000

1,000

   

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].

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