Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 161,070 (2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2017 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 126

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total subscriptions: 13,323,952 (2017 est.)
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 45 (2017 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 71

Telephone system:
general assessment:

in the process of a restructure plan and opening up the telecom sector to new competitors, while still retaining a 45% govt portion of the share;  slow progress in LTE network development, with only about 10% of the country covered by network infrastructure at the end of 2017 (2017)
domestic: only about one fixed-line per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity about 45 telephones per 100 persons (2017)
international: country code - 244; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 29 (2016)

Broadcast media:
state controls all broadcast media with nationwide reach; state-owned Televisao Popular de Angola (TPA) provides terrestrial TV service on 2 channels; a third TPA channel is available via cable and satellite; TV subscription services are available; state-owned Radio Nacional de Angola (RNA) broadcasts on 5 stations; about a half-dozen private radio stations broadcast locally (2009)

Internet country code:
.ao

Internet users:
total: 2,622,403 (July 2016 est.)
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percent of population: 13% (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 104

Broadband - fixed subscriptions:
total: 96,919 (2017 est.)
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2017 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 120