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Telephones - main lines in use:
908,900 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 82
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
6.517 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 92
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: inadequate telephone system with the Ethio Telecom maintaining a monopoly over telecommunication services; open-wire, microwave radio relay; radio communication in the HF, VHF, and UHF frequencies; 2 domestic satellites provide the national trunk service
domestic: the number of fixed lines and mobile telephones is increasing from a small base; combined fixed and mobile-cellular teledensity is less than 10 per 100 persons
international: country code - 251; open-wire to Sudan and Djibouti; microwave radio relay to Kenya and Djibouti; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Pacific Ocean) (2010)

Broadcast media:
1 public TV broadcast station broadcasting nationally and 1 public radio broadcaster with stations in each of the 13 administrative districts; a few commercial radio stations and roughly a dozen community radio stations (2009)

Internet country code:
.et

Internet hosts:
167 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 202
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
447,300 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 119
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]