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Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 1,964 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 214

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total subscriptions: 1,248,346 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 22 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 156

Telephone system:
general assessment: network consists principally of microwave radio relay and at low-capacity; ongoing conflict has obstructed telecommunication and media development, although there are ISP and mobile phone carriers, radio is the most-popular communications medium (2017)
domestic: very limited telephone service with less than 1 fixed-line connection per 100 persons; with the presence of multiple providers mobile-cellular service has reached 22 per 100 mobile-cellular subscribers; cellular usage is increasing from a low base; most fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone services are concentrated in Bangui (2017)
international: country code - 236; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)

Broadcast media:
government-owned network, Radiodiffusion Television Centrafricaine, provides limited domestic TV broadcasting; state-owned radio network is supplemented by a small number of privately owned broadcast stations as well as a few community radio stations; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available (2017)

Internet country code:
.cf

Internet users:
total: 246,000 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 4.6% (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 166