Sao Tome and Principe Communications - 2024

Telephones - fixed lines

total subscriptions: 2,501 (2022 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2022 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

total subscriptions: 197,318 (2022 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 87 (2022 est.)

Telecommunication systems

general assessment: local telephone network of adequate quality with most lines connected to digital switches; mobile cellular superior choice to landline; dial-up quality low; broadband expensive (2018)

domestic: fixed-line is 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity is 85 telephones per 100 persons (2021)

international: country code - 239; landing points for the Ultramar GE and ACE submarine cables from South Africa to over 20 West African countries and Europe; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)

Broadcast media

1 government-owned TV station; 2 government-owned radio stations; 7 independent local radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available

Internet country code

.st

Internet users

total: 112,200 (2021 est.)

percent of population: 51% (2021 est.)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

total: 2,512 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2020 est.)