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Africa > Tanzania > Media

TANZANIAN MEDIA STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Average cost of local call 83 [83rd of 151]
DVD region 42 [42nd of 171]
E-Government rating 151 [151st of 182]
Fax machines 101 per 1,000 people [101st of 103]
HAM radio prefixes 5HA - 5IZ
International dialling code 255
Number of PCs 85 [85th of 169]
Personal computers 82 ... [82nd of 164]
Phone subscribers 158 [158th of 178]
Radio broadcast stations
AM 12, FM 11, shortwave 2 (1998)
Radios 37 [37th of 221]
Telephone system > Domestic
trunk service provided by open-wire, microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, and fiber-optic cable; some links being made digital
Telephone system > General assessment
fair system operating below capacity and being modernized for better service; small aperture terminal (VSAT) system under construction
Telephone system > International
country code - 255; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Atlantic Ocean)
Telephone system > Regulation 1994
Telephones > Main lines in use 124 [124th of 225]
Television broadcast stations 137 [137th of 220]
Television standard > UHF PAL B
Television standard > VHF PAL B
Televisions 132 [132nd of 215]

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SOURCES: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).; ; Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University; The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.; Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.; Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.; The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations. ; A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Arabsat - ; A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. ; A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat ; The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.; The total number of main telephone lines in use. ; This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. ; The total number of televisions

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Tanzania, United Republic of Tanzania, united rep. of tanzania, Tanzania, U. Rep. of

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