Telephones - main lines in use:
32,800 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 176
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
1.16 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 143
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: marginal telephone service with poor infrastructure
domestic: the national microwave radio relay trunk system connects Freetown to Bo and Kenema; while mobile-cellular service is growing rapidly from a small base, service area coverage remains limited
international: country code - 232; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2008)

Broadcast media:
1 government-owned TV station; 1 private TV station began operating in 2005; a pay-per-view TV service began operations in late 2007; 1 government-owned national radio broadcast station; about two dozen private radio stations primarily clustered in major cities; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available (2007)

Internet country code:
.sl

Internet hosts:
281 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 185
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
14,900 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 198
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]