Page last updated on February 08, 2019

Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 699,055 (2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2017 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 88

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total subscriptions: 19,706,027 (2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 79 (2017 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 59

Telephone system:
general assessment: equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable;  3G service and LTE service both developing given growing competition, along with a fast-developing mobile broadband sector (2017)
domestic: only about 3 per 100 persons for fixed-line subscriptions; mobile-cellular usage has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of over 79 per 100 persons (2017)
international: country code - 237; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); by September 2018 the country is expected to be connected to the SAIL submarine cable, providing a direct link to Brazil and with onward connectivity to other countries in the Americas; the cable will considerably improve international bandwidth and lead to better prices for consumers (2017)

Broadcast media:
government maintains tight control over broadcast media; state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), broadcasting on both a TV and radio network, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until August 2007, when the government finally issued licenses to 2 private TV broadcasters and 1 private radio broadcaster; about 70 privately owned, unlicensed radio stations operating but are subject to closure at any time; foreign news services required to partner with state-owned national station (2007)

Internet country code:
.cm

Internet users:
total: 6,090,201 (July 2016 est.)
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percent of population: 25% (July 2016 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 67

Broadband - fixed subscriptions:
total: 42,117 (2017 est.)
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2017 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 132