Telephones - main lines in use:
76,400 (2008)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
2.092 million (2008)

Telephone system:
general assessment: limited system of cable and open-wire lines, minor microwave radio relay links, and radiotelephone communications stations; mobile-cellular services expanding rapidly
domestic: Mauritel, the national telecommunications company, was privatized in 2001 but remains the monopoly provider of fixed-line services; fixed-line teledensity 2 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular network coverage extends mainly to urban areas with a teledensity of 60 per 100 persons; mostly cable and open-wire lines; a domestic satellite telecommunications system links Nouakchott with regional capitals
international: country code - 222; satellite earth stations - 3 (1 Intelsat - Atlantic Ocean, 2 Arabsat) (2008)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 14, shortwave 1 (2001)

Television broadcast stations:
1 (2002)

Internet country code:
.mr

Internet hosts:
15 (2009)

Internet users:
45,000 (2008)