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Telephones - main lines in use:
114,400 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 144
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
7.326 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 85
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: domestic system unreliable but improving; increasing use of local radio loops to extend network coverage to remote areas
domestic: fixed-line subscribership remains less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership has increased sharply and now exceeds 50 per 100 persons
international: country code - 223; satellite communications center and fiber-optic links to neighboring countries; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean, 1 Indian Ocean) (2008)

Broadcast media:
national public TV broadcaster; 2 privately-owned companies provide subscription services to foreign multi-channel TV packages; national public radio broadcaster supplemented by a large number of privately-owned and community broadcast stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)

Internet country code:
.ml

Internet hosts:
438 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 185
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
249,800 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 135
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]