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Telephones - main lines in use:
51,200 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 161
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
2.614 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 127
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: inadequate system of radiotelephone communication stations with high costs and low telephone density
domestic: fixed-line connections for less than 1 per 100 persons coupled with mobile-cellular subscribership base of only about 25 per 100 persons
international: country code - 235; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2010)

Broadcast media:
1 state-owned TV broadcast station; state-owned radio network, Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne (RNT), operates national and regional stations; about 10 private radio stations; some stations rebroadcast programs from international broadcasters (2007)

Internet country code:
.td

Internet hosts:
5 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 227
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
168,100 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 145
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]