Telephones - main lines in use: Telephones - mobile cellular: Telephone system: Broadcast media: Internet hosts: Internet users:
152,000 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 134
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]
1.535 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 144
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]
general assessment: good system; core fiber-optic network links most centers and connections are now digital
domestic: multiple mobile-cellular providers with a combined subscribership of more than 70 telephones per 100 persons; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity about 80 per 100 persons
international: country code - 264; fiber-optic cable to South Africa, microwave radio relay link to Botswana, direct links to other neighboring countries; connected to the South African Far East (SAFE) submarine cable through South Africa; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (2008)
1 private and 1 state-run television station; satellite and cable TV service is available; state-run radio service broadcasts in multiple languages; about a dozen private radio stations operating; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)
77,948 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 84
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]
127,500 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 151
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]