Telephones - main lines in use: Telephones - mobile cellular: Telephone system:
Broadcast media: Internet hosts: Internet users:
227,300 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 126
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]
4.42 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 117
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]
general assessment:
rudimentary; privatization of Malawi Telecommunications (MTL), a necessary step in bringing improvement to telecommunications services, completed in 2006
domestic:
limited fixed-line subscribership of about 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services are expanding but network coverage is limited and is based around the main urban areas; mobile-cellular subscribership about 25 per 100 persons
international:
country code - 265; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Atlantic Ocean) (2010)
radio is the main broadcast medium; privately-owned Zodiac radio has the widest national broadcasting reach, followed by state-run radio; about a dozen private and community radio stations broadcast in cities and towns around the country; the largest TV network is government-owned, but two private TV networks now broadcast in urban areas and more plan to begin broadcasting in 2014; relays of multiple international broadcasters are available (2014)
1,099 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 171
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]
716,400 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 109
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]