Telephones - main lines in use:
74,500 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 152
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
2.182 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 130
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: limited system of cable and open-wire lines, minor microwave radio relay links, and radiotelephone communications stations; mobile-cellular services expanding rapidly
domestic: Mauritel, the national telecommunications company, was privatized in 2001 but remains the monopoly provider of fixed-line services; fixed-line teledensity 2 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular network coverage extends mainly to urban areas with a teledensity of 70 per 100 persons; mostly cable and open-wire lines; a domestic satellite telecommunications system links Nouakchott with regional capitals
international: country code - 222; satellite earth stations - 3 (1 Intelsat - Atlantic Ocean, 2 Arabsat); optical-fiber and Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) cables for internet access (2008)

Broadcast media:
broadcast media state-owned; 1 state-run TV and 1 state-run radio network; Television de Mauritanie, the state-run TV station, has an additional 6 regional TV stations that provide local programming (2008)

Internet country code:
.mr

Internet hosts:
23 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 217
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
75,000 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 169
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]