Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 127,094
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
less than 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):
137
Telephones - mobile cellular:
total subscriptions: 39,953,860
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 74
(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):
36
Telephone system:
general assessment:
telecommunications services are marginal; system operating below capacity and being modernized for better service; 2 fixed-line operators and 8 operational mobile networks; unfortunate high tariffs on telecoms; mobile penetration is 83%; 3G/LTE services
(2018)
domestic:
fixed-line telephone network inadequate with less than 1 connection per 100 persons; mobile-cellular service, aided by multiple providers, is increasing rapidly and exceeds 74 telephones per 100 persons; trunk service provided by open-wire, microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, and fiber-optic cable; some links being made digital
(2018)
international:
country code - 255; landing points for the EASSy, SEACOM/Tata TGN-Eurasia, and SEAS fiber-optic submarine cable system linking East Africa with the Middle East; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Atlantic Ocean)
(2019)
Broadcast media:
a state-owned TV station and multiple privately owned TV stations; state-owned national radio station supplemented by more than 40 privately owned radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available
(2019)
Internet users:
total: 6,822,754
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 13%
(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):
61
Broadband - fixed subscriptions:
total: 1,848,167
[see also: Broadband - fixed subscriptions - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3
(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):
52
