Somalia Communications - 2004

Telephones - main lines in use:
100,000 est (2002)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
35,000 (2002)

Telephone system:
general assessment: the public telecommunications system was almost completely destroyed or dismantled by the civil war factions; private wireless companies offer service in most major cities and charge the lowest international rates on the continent
domestic: local cellular telephone systems have been established in Mogadishu and in several other population centers
international: country code - 252; international connections are available from Mogadishu by satellite

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 0, FM 11, shortwave 1 in Mogadishu; 1 FM in Puntland, 1 FM in Somaliland (2001)

Television broadcast stations:
4
note: two in Mogadishu; two in Hargeisa (2001)

Internet country code:
.so