|
|
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Telephone lines |
6,900 |
15,000 |
15,000 |
10,800 |
12,700 |
17,568 |
21,500 |
| Teledensity |
0.29 |
0.28 |
0.28 |
0.16 |
0.17 |
0.23 |
0.27 |
| Digital main lines (%) |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
| Waiting list for main
lines |
|
|
5,000 |
3,500 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
|
| Public telephones |
|
|
|
360 |
400 |
400 |
|
| Public telephones per
1,000 inhab. |
|
|
|
0.05 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
|
| Mobile subscribers |
|
|
|
15,000 |
11,000 |
39,000 |
65,000 |
| Mobile subscribers per
100 inhab. |
|
|
|
0.22 |
0.15 |
0.50 |
0.82 |
| Mobile subscribers as
a % of telephone subscribers |
|
|
|
138.9 |
46.5 |
68.9 |
75.1 |
| Telecommunications
revenue (M US$) |
|
|
|
8.6 |
18.0 |
17.6 |
|
| Telecommunications
investment (M US$) |
|
|
|
|
16.8 |
16.8 |
|
| Investment as a % of
revenue |
|
|
|
|
93.1 |
93.1 |
|
| Telecom equipment
exports (M US$) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Telecom equipment
imports (M US$) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Telecentres |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Facsimiles |
|
|
|
900 |
|
|
|
| Computer(s) per 100
inhab. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Radios per 100 inhab. |
|
7.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
| TVs per 100 inhab. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cable TV subscribers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Home satellite
dishes/antennas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Internet host sites |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
362 |
1,133 |
| Internet service
providers (ISPs) |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
| Internet subscribers |
|
|
|
100 |
100 |
|
|
| Internet subscribers
per 10,000 inhab. |
|
|
|
0.15 |
0.15 |
|
|
| Internet users |
|
|
|
|
1,000 |
5,000 |
20,000 |
| Internet users per
10,000 inhabitants |
|
|
|
|
1.38 |
6.47 |
25.16 |
| Internet bandwidth
(Kbps) |
|
|
|
128 |
128 |
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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