Telephones - main lines in use:
100,000 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 144
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
641,000 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 155
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: the public telecommunications system was almost completely destroyed or dismantled during the civil war; private companies offer limited local fixed-line service and private wireless companies offer service in most major cities while charging the lowest international rates on the continent
domestic: local cellular telephone systems have been established in Mogadishu and in several other population centers
international: country code - 252; international connections are available from Mogadishu by satellite

Broadcast media:
2 private TV stations rebroadcast Al-Jazeera and CNN; Somaliland has 1 government-operated TV station and Puntland has 1 private TV station; Radio Mogadishu operated by the transitional government; 1 SW and roughly 10 private FM radio stations broadcast in Mogadishu; several radio stations operate in central and southern regions; Somaliland has 1 government-operated radio station; Puntland has roughly a half dozen private radio stations; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available (2007)

Internet country code:
.so

Internet hosts:
3 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 229
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Internet users:
106,000 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 159
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