Telephones - main lines in use: 15,000 (2000)
Telephones - mobile cellular: NA
Telephone system: the public telecommunications system was completely destroyed or dismantled by the civil war factions; private wireless companies offer service in most major cities and charge the lowest international rates on the continent
local cellular telephone systems have been established in Mogadishu and in several other population centers
international connections are available from Mogadishu by satellite
Radio broadcast stations: AM 0, FM 11, shortwave 1 in Mogadishu; 1 FM in Puntland, 1 FM in Somaliland (2001)
Television broadcast stations: 4 note: two in Mogadishu; two in Hargeisa (2001)
Radios: 470,000 (1997)
Televisions: 135,000 (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 3 (one each in Boosaaso, Hargeisa, and Mogadishu) (2000)
Internet users: 200 (2000)
Country code (Top level domain): .so
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See also : Somalia
Last updated: 09-02-2005 16:52:30