Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 56,787
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1
(2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
156
Telephones - mobile cellular:
total subscriptions: 8,773,044
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 79
(2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
91
Telephone system:
general assessment:
fixed-line network characterized by aging, deteriorating equipment; mobile networks account for almost all Internet connections; govt. aims to provide telecoms services to 80% of the country, mostly via mobile infrastructure; govt aims to restructure state-owned telcos and has partially done so; Mobile Number Portability (MNP) is available; Benin joins free roaming scheme
(2018)
domestic:
fixed-line teledensity only about 1 per 100 persons; spurred by the presence of multiple mobile-cellular providers, cellular telephone subscribership has increased rapidly, exceeding 79 per 100 persons in 2017
(2018)
international:
country code - 229; landing points for the SAT-3/WASC and ACE fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe, and most West African countries; satellite earth stations - 7 (Intelsat-Atlantic Ocean)
(2019)
Broadcast media:
state-run Office de Radiodiffusion et de Television du Benin (ORTB) operates a TV station providing a wide broadcast reach; several privately owned TV stations broadcast from Cotonou; satellite TV subscription service is available; state-owned radio, under ORTB control, includes a national station supplemented by a number of regional stations; substantial number of privately owned radio broadcast stations; transmissions of a few international broadcasters are available on FM in Cotonou
(2019)
Internet users:
total: 1,288,336
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 12%
(July 2016 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
126
Broadband - fixed subscriptions:
total: 28,833
[see also: Broadband - fixed subscriptions - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
less than 1
(2017 est.)
[see also: Broadband - fixed subscriptions - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
142
