Telephones - main lines in use:
370,400 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 105
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
15.34 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 47
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: well-equipped system by regional standards and being upgraded; cellular communications started in 1996 and have expanded substantially with wide coverage of most major cities
domestic: consists of microwave radio relay, cable, fiber optic, radiotelephone communications, tropospheric scatter, and a domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations
international: country code - 249; linked to international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Arabsat (2000)

Broadcast media:
in the north, the Sudanese Government directly controls TV and radio, requiring that both media reflect government policies; TV has a permanent military censor; a private radio station is in operation; in southern Sudan, TV is controlled by the regional government; several private FM stations are operational in southern Sudan; some foreign radio broadcasts are available (2007)

Internet country code:
.sd

Internet hosts:
70 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 208
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
4.2 million (2008)
country comparison to the world: 56
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]