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Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 17,212 (2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2017 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 183

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total subscriptions: 446,868 (2017 est.)
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 55 (2017 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 173

Telephone system:
general assessment: sparse system of microwave radio relay and HF radiotelephone communication stations; telephone service limited to the islands' few towns (2017)
domestic: fixed-line connections only about 2 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage over 55 per 100 persons; two companies, Comoros Telecom and Telma, provide domestic and international mobile service and wireless data (2017)
international: country code - 269; landing point for the EASSy fiber-optic submarine cable system connecting East Africa with Europe and North America; HF radiotelephone communications to Madagascar and Reunion (2018)

Broadcast media:
national state-owned TV station and a TV station run by Anjouan regional government; national state-owned radio; regional governments on the islands of Grande Comore and Anjouan each operate a radio station; a few independent and small community radio stations operate on the islands of Grande Comore and Moheli, and these two islands have access to Mayotte Radio and French TV (2007)

Internet country code:
.km

Internet users:
total: 63,084 (July 2016 est.)
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percent of population: 7.9% (July 2016 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 185

Broadband - fixed subscriptions:
total: 1,644 (2017 est.)
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2017 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 185