Telephones - main lines in use:
303,000 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 116
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
9.8 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 80
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: limited system; state-owned telecom had monopoly for fixed-lines until 2005; demand outstripped capacity, prices were high, and services poor; Telecom Namibia, through an Angolan company, became the first private licensed operator in Angola's fixed-line telephone network; by 2010, the number of fixed-line providers had expanded to 5; Angola Telecom established mobile-cellular service in Luanda in 1993 and the network has been extended to larger towns; a privately owned, mobile-cellular service provider began operations in 2001
domestic: only about two fixed-lines per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity about 50 telephones per 100 persons in 2011
international: country code - 244; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 29 (2009)

Broadcast media:
state controls all broadcast media with nationwide reach; state-owned Televisao Popular de Angola (TPA) provides terrestrial TV service on 2 channels; a third TPA channel is available via cable and satellite; TV subscription services are available; state-owned Radio Nacional de Angola (RNA) broadcasts on 5 stations; about a half dozen private radio stations broadcast locally (2008)

Internet country code:
.ao

Internet hosts:
20,703 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 116
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
606,700 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 114
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]