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Telephones - main lines in use:
58,200 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 161
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
19.487 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 52
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: barely adequate wire and microwave radio relay service in and between urban areas; domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations; inadequate fixed line infrastructure
domestic: state-owned operator providing less than 1 fixed-line connection per 1000 persons; given the backdrop of a wholly inadequate fixed-line infrastructure, the use of mobile-cellular services has surged and mobile teledensity is roughly 20 per 100 persons
international: country code - 243; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)

Broadcast media:
state-owned TV broadcast station with near national coverage; more than a dozen privately owned TV stations with 2 having near national coverage; 2 state-owned radio stations are supplemented by more than 100 private radio stations; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available (2007)

Internet country code:
.cd

Internet hosts:
2,515 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 159
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
290,000 (2008)
country comparison to the world: 132
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]