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Gabon Telecommunications Profile 2013

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Telephones - main lines in use22,500 (2011)
Telephones - mobile cellular1.8 million (2011)
Telephone systemgeneral assessment: adequate system of cable, microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, radiotelephone communication stations, and a domestic satellite system with 12 earth stations
domestic: a growing mobile-cellular network with multiple providers is making telephone service more widely available with mobile-cellular teledensity exceeding 100 per 100 persons
international: country code - 241; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)
Broadcast mediastate owns and operates 2 TV stations and 2 radio broadcast stations; a few private radio and TV stations; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are accessible; satellite service subscriptions are available (2007)
Radio broadcast stationsAM 6, FM 7 (plus 11 repeaters), shortwave 4 (2001)
Television broadcast stations4 (plus 4 repeaters) (2001)
Internet country code.ga
Internet hosts127 (2012)
Internet users98,800 (2009)

Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of February 21, 2013