Zambia Telecommunications Profile 2013

Telephones - main lines in use

85,700 (2011)

Telephones - mobile cellular

8.165 million (2011)

Telephone system

general assessment: among the best in Sub-Saharan Africa
domestic: high-capacity microwave radio relay connects most larger towns and cities; several cellular telephone services in operation and network coverage is improving; domestic satellite system being installed to improve telephone service in rural areas; Internet service is widely available; very small aperture terminal (VSAT) networks are operated by private firms
international: country code - 260; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean), 3 owned by Zamtel

Broadcast media

state-owned Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) operates 1 TV station and is the principal local-content provider; several private TV stations; multi-channel subscription TV services are available; ZNBC operates 3 radio networks; about 2 dozen private radio stations; relays of at least 2 international broadcasters are accessible in Lusaka and Kitwe (2007)

Radio broadcast stations

AM 19, FM 5, shortwave 4 (2001)

Television broadcast stations

9 (2001)

Internet country code

.zm

Internet hosts

16,571 (2012)

Internet users

816,200 (2009)