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Telephones - main lines in use:
44,400 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 167
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
5.69 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 104
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: small, inadequate telephone system primarily serves business, education, and government
domestic: the capital, Kigali, is connected to the centers of the provinces by microwave radio relay and, recently, by cellular telephone service; much of the network depends on wire and HF radiotelephone; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone density has increased and now exceeds 40 telephones per 100 persons
international: country code - 250; international connections employ microwave radio relay to neighboring countries and satellite communications to more distant countries; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) in Kigali (includes telex and telefax service) (2010)

Broadcast media:
government owns and operates the only TV station; government-owned and operated Radio Rwanda has a national reach; 9 private radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)

Internet country code:
.rw

Internet hosts:
1,447 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 168
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
450,000 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 118
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]