| |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Telephone
lines |
38,972 |
47,927 |
51,829 |
56,900 |
57,200 |
|
|
| Teledensity |
0.20 |
0.24 |
0.25 |
0.27 |
0.26 |
|
|
| Digital
main lines (%) |
64% |
75% |
75% |
90.6 |
|
|
|
| Waiting
list for main lines |
4,554 |
6,277 |
|
9,000 |
|
|
|
| Public
tel. units (coins + card) |
|
800 |
|
1,333 |
|
|
|
| Public
tel. units per 1,000 inhab. |
|
0.04 |
|
0.06 |
|
|
|
| Mobile
subscribers |
1,747 |
4,000 |
5,000 |
30,000 |
56,400 |
|
|
| Mobile
subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
|
|
|
|
0.26 |
|
|
| Mobile
subscribers as a % of telephone subscribers |
4.50 |
8.35 |
9.65 |
52.70 |
0.26 |
|
|
| Telecommunications
revenue (M US$) |
49 |
43 |
39 |
32.8 |
49.6 |
|
|
| Telecommunications
investment (M US$) |
23 |
29 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| Investment
as a % of revenue |
46.9 |
67.4 |
|
6.1 |
|
|
|
| Telecom
equipment exports (M US$) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Telecom
equipment exports (M US$) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Telecentres |
|
|
|
1
planned |
|
|
|
| Facsimiles |
2,500 |
3,000 |
|
3,000 |
|
|
|
| Computer(s)
per 100 inhab. |
0.05 |
0.05 |
|
0.64 |
0.26 |
|
|
| Radios per
100 inhab. |
11.7 |
12.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
| TVs per
100 inhab. |
2.63 |
2.59 |
|
2.60 |
|
|
|
| Cable TV
subscribers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Home
satellite dishes/antennas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Internet
host sites |
|
17 |
30 |
41 |
125 |
|
|
| Internet
service providers (ISPs) |
|
|
|
5 |
5 |
|
|
| Internet
subscribers |
|
|
|
12,000 |
12,000 |
|
|
| Internet
subscribers per 10,000 inhab. |
|
|
|
5.62 |
5.62 |
|
|
| Internet
users |
|
|
|
|
25,000 |
|
|
| Internet
users per 10,000 inhabitants |
|
|
|
|
11.82 |
|
|
| Internet
bandwidth (Kbps) |
|
|
|
384 |
384 |
|
|
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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