| Telephones - main lines in use | total subscriptions: 139,698 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5.41 (2019 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | total subscriptions: 2,823,655 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 109.39 (2019 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | general assessment: good competition in mobile market and investment in LTE government program to provide 95% of population with broadband by 2024; 5G delayed due to public concerns of privacy and security; high prices for international bandwidth due to lack of submarine cables, yet improved by diversification of satellite access (2021) (2020)domestic: fixed-line subscribership is 6 per 100 and mobile-cellular 113 per 100 persons (2019) international: country code - 264; landing points for the ACE and WACS fiber-optic submarine cable linking southern and western African countries to Europe; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (2019) note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became evident, and received some support from governments |
| Broadcast media | 1 private and 1 state-run TV station; satellite and cable TV service available; state-run radio service broadcasts in multiple languages; about a dozen private radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters available |
| Internet country code | .na |
| Internet users | total: 1,291,944 percent of population: 51% (July 2018 est.) |
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | total: 63,314 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2.45 (2019 est.) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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