Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 17,000
[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 (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
185
Telephones - mobile cellular:
total subscriptions: 6,279,270
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 102
(July 2016 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):
110
Telephone system:
general assessment:
telephone service improving with the expansion of the mobile sector; the national microwave radio relay trunk system connects Freetown to Bo and Kenema; mobile-cellular service has grown rapidly from a small base, overcoming the deficiencies of the fixed-line sector; mobile sector high penetration; investments in upgrades to LTE
(2018)
domestic:
fixed-line less than 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular 102 per 100
(2018)
international:
country code - 232; landing point for the ACE submarine cable linking South Africa, over 20 western African countries and Europe; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
(2019)
Broadcast media:
1 government-owned TV station; 3 private TV stations; a pay-TV service began operations in late 2007; 1 government-owned national radio station; about two-dozen private radio stations primarily clustered in major cities; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available
(2019)
Internet users:
total: 708,615
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 11.8%
(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):
141
