Telephones - main lines in use:
198,300 (2008)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
6.161 million (2008)

Telephone system:
general assessment: fixed-line connections stand at less than 1 per 100 persons; equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable; mobile-cellular usage, in part a reflection of the poor condition and general inadequacy of the fixed-line network, has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of 33 per 100 persons
domestic: cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter
international: country code - 237; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2008)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (2001)

Television broadcast stations:
1 (2001)

Internet country code:
.cm

Internet hosts:
70 (2009)

Internet users:
725,000 (2008)