Page last updated on January 28, 2014

Telephones - main lines in use: 338,200 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 110
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
11.47 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 73
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: good system with microwave radio relay, coaxial cable and fiber-optic cable in trunk system
domestic: above-average urban system with a fiber-optic network; nearly two-thirds of all fixed-line connections are in Dakar where a call-center industry is emerging; expansion of fixed-line services in rural areas needed; mobile-cellular service is expanding rapidly
international: country code - 221; the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic cable provides connectivity to Europe and Asia while Atlantis-2 provides connectivity to South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2010)

Broadcast media:
state-run Radiodiffusion Television Senegalaise (RTS) operates 2 TV stations; a few private TV subscription channels rebroadcast foreign channels without providing any local news or programs; RTS operates a national radio network and a number of regional FM stations; many community and private-broadcast radio stations are available; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are accessible on FM in Dakar (2007)

Internet country code:
.sn

Internet hosts:
237 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 197
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Internet users:
1.818 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 76
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]