|
|
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Telephone lines |
152,473 |
174,985 |
212,000 |
212,000 |
239,000 |
|
|
| Teledensity |
1.38 |
1.47 |
1.78 |
1.78 |
2.07 |
|
|
| Digital main lines (%) |
44.00 |
48.00 |
50.00 |
73.10 |
|
|
|
| Waiting list for main
lines |
101,933 |
113,173 |
107,243 |
109,000 |
|
|
|
| Public telephones |
1,815 |
2,350 |
2,493 |
2,500 |
|
|
|
| Public telephones per
1,000 inhab. |
0.16 |
0.21 |
0.22 |
0.20 |
|
|
|
| Mobile subscribers |
|
|
11,300 |
55,000 |
174,000 |
|
|
| Mobile subscribers per
100 inhab. |
|
|
0.09 |
0.46 |
1.51 |
|
|
| Mobile subscribers as
a % telephone subscribers |
|
|
5.30 |
25.90 |
42.1 |
|
|
| Telecommunications
revenue (M US$) |
146 |
138 |
135 |
135.60 |
|
|
|
| Telecommunications
investment (M US$) |
44 |
132 |
|
130 |
|
|
|
| Investment as a %
revenue |
30.15 |
95.65 |
|
95.85 |
|
|
|
| Telecom equipment
exports (M US$) |
|
|
1.9 |
|
|
|
|
| Telecom equipment
imports (M US$) |
46.6 |
|
69 |
|
|
|
|
| Telecentres |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Facsimiles |
|
4,100 |
|
4,100 |
|
|
|
| Computer(s) per 100
inhab. |
0.3 |
0.67 |
|
0.90 |
1.30 |
|
|
| Radios per 100 inhab. |
8.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TVs per 100 inhab. |
2.91 |
2.94 |
|
2.90 |
|
|
|
| Cable TV subscribers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Home satellite
dishes/antennas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Internet host sites |
93 |
176 |
599 |
836 |
1,416 |
|
|
| Internet service
providers (ISPs) |
|
|
|
17 |
17 |
|
|
| Internet subscribers |
|
|
2,000 |
3,000 |
10,000 |
|
|
| Internet subscribers
per 10,000 inhab. |
|
|
1.68 |
3.42 |
8.38 |
|
|
| Internet users |
|
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
| Internet users per
10,000 inhabitants |
|
|
|
|
17.35 |
|
|
| Internet bandwidth
(Kbps) |
|
|
|
2,000 |
2,000 |
|
|
Source: ITU
(International Telecommunication Union), NW (Network Wizards) Internet Host Surveys,
UNDP human development report 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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