Telephones - main lines in use: Telephones - mobile cellular: Telephone system:
Broadcast media: Internet hosts: Internet users:
171,000 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 130
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]
2.435 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 137
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]
general assessment:
good system; core fiber-optic network links most centers and connections are now digital
domestic:
multiple mobile-cellular providers with a combined subscribership of more than 100 telephones per 100 persons
international:
country code - 264; fiber-optic cable to South Africa, microwave radio relay link to Botswana, direct links to other neighboring countries; connected to the South African Far East (SAFE) submarine cable through South Africa; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (2010)
1 private and 1 state-run TV station; satellite and cable TV service is available; state-run radio service broadcasts in multiple languages; about a dozen private radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)
78,280 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 84
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]
127,500 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 151
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]