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Telephones - main lines in use:
18,000 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 197
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
4 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 110
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: inadequate system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system
domestic: Conakry reasonably well served; coverage elsewhere remains inadequate and large companies tend to rely on their own systems for nationwide links; fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding and exceeded 50 per 100 persons in 2009
international: country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Broadcast media:
government maintains marginal control over broadcast media; single state-run TV station; state-run radio broadcast station also operates several stations in rural areas; a steadily increasing number of privately-owned radio stations, nearly all in Conakry, and about a dozen community radio stations; foreign television programming available via satellite and cable subscription services (2011)

Internet country code:
.gn

Internet hosts:
15 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 221
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
95,000 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 161
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]