Page last updated on January 30, 2014

Telephones - main lines in use:
17,400 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 193
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
2.247 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 140
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: sparse system of open-wire, radiotelephone communications, and low-capacity microwave radio relays
domestic: telephone density one of the lowest in the world; fixed-line connections stand at well less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage is increasing but remains at roughly 20 per 100 persons
international: country code - 257; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2011)

Broadcast media:
state-controlled La Radiodiffusion et Television Nationale de Burundi (RTNB) operates the lone TV station and the only national radio network; about 10 privately owned radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available in Bujumbura (2007)

Internet country code:
.bi

Internet hosts:
229 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 198
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
157,800 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 147
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]