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  • Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > 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.
  • Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
  • Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
  • Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
  • Telephone system > General assessment: 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.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Average cost of local call: 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).
  • Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
  • Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • Telephone system > International: 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
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Telephone system > Domestic: 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 -
  • Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
  • ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
  • Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
STAT Mauritius Sao Tome and Principe HISTORY
Broadcast media the government maintains control over TV broadcasting through the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), which operates 3 analog and 10 digital TV stations; MBC is a shareholder in a local company that operates 2 pay TV stations; the state retains the largest radio broadcast network with multiple stations; several private radio broadcasters have entered the market since 2001; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available 1 m
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 862.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th. 9 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
96.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 133th.

Households with television 92.8%
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
35.71%
Ranked 96th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 107.55
Ranked 70th. 22 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
4.78
Ranked 141st.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 41.39
Ranked 101st. 92% more than Sao Tome and Principe
21.57
Ranked 132nd.

Internet > Users > Per capita 271.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
115.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.

Internet > Users per 1000 269.75
Ranked 63th. 92% more than Sao Tome and Principe
140.77
Ranked 90th.

Internet users 290,000
Ranked 128th. 11 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
26,700
Ranked 177th.
Radio > List of radio stations <p>MBC - state-run, broadcasting in English, French, Indian languages and Chinese; networks include RM1, RM2, Kool FM, Taal FM, World Hit FM</p> </p>Top FM - private, Bollywood music and Western pop</p> </p>Radio One - first private radio station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13882483">Full Article</a> <p>Radio Nacional de Sao Tome e Principe - state-run national broadcaster</p>
Radio broadcast stations AM 4, FM 9, shortwave 0 AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 1
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 113.09
Ranked 77th. 59% more than Sao Tome and Principe
70.98
Ranked 150th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 748.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 5 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
150.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 139th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>MBC - state-run, operates three main channels and digital networks</p> <p>Televisao Saotomense (TVS) - state-run national broadcaster</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 224.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 29% more than Sao Tome and Principe
174.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd.

Televisions per 1000 210.99
Ranked 80th. 35% more than Sao Tome and Principe
155.98
Ranked 96th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 270.32
Ranked 61st. 6 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
42.53
Ranked 146th.

Televisions 258,000
Ranked 118th. 11 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
23,000
Ranked 173th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 285.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 7 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
38.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 22.22
Ranked 95th. 44% more than Sao Tome and Principe
15.48
Ranked 104th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 61 Mbps
Ranked 83th. 31 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
2 Mbps
Ranked 126th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 49.88 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 61st. 4 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
13.07 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 98th.

Television broadcast stations 2
Ranked 63th. The same as Sao Tome and Principe
2
Ranked 10th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 111.97 million min.
Ranked 74th. 16 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
7.03 million min.
Ranked 73th.

Radios per 1000 343.47
Ranked 93th. 33% more than Sao Tome and Principe
257.71
Ranked 112th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 852.53
Ranked 93th. 2 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
369.43
Ranked 148th.

Internet > Percent using internet 41.39%
Ranked 100th. 92% more than Sao Tome and Principe
21.57%
Ranked 132nd.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 1.29 million
Ranked 144th. 11 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
115,000
Ranked 178th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.366 per capita
Ranked 78th. 27% more than Sao Tome and Principe
0.288 per capita
Ranked 98th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 297.33
Ranked 51st. 7 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
45.02
Ranked 134th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 288.76
Ranked 43th. 6 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
46.74
Ranked 120th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>L&#039;Express - daily</p> </p>Le Mauricien - daily</p> </p>Le Matinal - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13882483">Full Article</a> <p>Tela Non Diario de Sao Tome e Principe - daily, in Portuguese</p>
Telephone system > General assessment small system with good service local telephone network of adequate quality with most lines connected to digital switches
Television receivers per 1000 224.68
Ranked 69th. 31% more than Sao Tome and Principe
171.6
Ranked 80th.

Average cost of local call 0.03
Ranked 81st.
0.07
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Mauritius
Internet > Users 340,000
Ranked 99th. 15 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
23,000
Ranked 148th.

Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 573.74
Ranked 58th. 7 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
77.61
Ranked 133th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,150.48
Ranked 75th. 77% more than Sao Tome and Principe
648.6
Ranked 157th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 349,100
Ranked 106th. 44 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
8,000
Ranked 195th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.49 million
Ranked 149th. 12 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
122,000
Ranked 185th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 2
Ranked 166th. Twice as much as Sao Tome and Principe
1
Ranked 206th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 138,900
Ranked 93th. 154 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
900
Ranked 174th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 374,600
Ranked 107th. 47 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
8,000
Ranked 181st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 28.16
Ranked 59th. 7 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
4.27
Ranked 146th.

Radio receivers per 1000 365.76
Ranked 76th. 29% more than Sao Tome and Principe
283.52
Ranked 98th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 573.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 7 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
76.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 7.57
Ranked 87th.
8.05
Ranked 85th. 6% more than Mauritius

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 1.49 million
Ranked 150th. 12 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
122,172
Ranked 184th.

Radio receivers 420,000
Ranked 135th. 11 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
38,000
Ranked 184th.

Television receivers 258,000
Ranked 115th. 11 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
23,000
Ranked 164th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 1.74 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th.
13.7 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Mauritius

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.59$
Ranked 6th.
5.11$
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Mauritius

Mobile phone subscribers 713,300
Ranked 111th. 59 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
12,000
Ranked 167th.

Telephone system > International country code - 230; landing point for the SAFE submarine cable that provides links to Asia and South Africa where it connects to the SAT-3/WASC submarine cable that provides further links to parts of East Africa, and Europe; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean); new microwave link to Reunion; HF radiotelephone links to several countries country code - 239; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Internet > ISP 2
Ranked 118th. Twice as much as Sao Tome and Principe
1
Ranked 18th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 349,100
Ranked 106th. 44 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
8,000
Ranked 196th.

Radios 420,000
Ranked 135th. 11 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
38,000
Ranked 191st.
Internet > Hosts 9,609
Ranked 107th. 7 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
1,355
Ranked 145th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 49.89 Mbps
Ranked 61st. 4 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
13.26 Mbps
Ranked 97th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 10
Ranked 70th. 10 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
1
Ranked 155th.

Internet > Top level domain .mu .st
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 7.54$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 49th.
44.81$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Mauritius

Telephone system > Domestic monopoly over fixed-line services terminated in 2005; fixed-line teledensity roughly 30 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services launched in 1989 with current teledensity roughly 100 per 100 persons combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 65 telephones per 100 persons
Internet country code .mu .st
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 11.62 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 79th.
31.48 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 53th. 3 times more than Mauritius

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 91.56 min.
Ranked 41st. 96% more than Sao Tome and Principe
46.6 min.
Ranked 43th.

Telephone mainlines 359,000
Ranked 84th. 51 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
7,050
Ranked 174th.

Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 17.46$/month
Ranked 111th.
53.21$/month
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Mauritius

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 91.56 min. per capita
Ranked 42nd. Twice as much as Sao Tome and Principe
45.95 min. per capita
Ranked 43th.

Internet hosts None None
Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.03 million
Ranked 133th. 21 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
49,000
Ranked 175th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 1.64
Ranked 94th.
6.78
Ranked 45th. 4 times more than Mauritius
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 816000000 22269630000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 7.23
Ranked 60th. 15 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
0.47
Ranked 113th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 270.32
Ranked 66th. 6 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
42.53
Ranked 151st.

Television broadcast stations per million 1.74
Ranked 47th.
13.85
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Mauritius

Internet > TLD .mu .st
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 81.43
Ranked 88th. 3 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
30.59
Ranked 146th.

Internet > Livejournal users 47
Ranked 163th. 3 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
14
Ranked 217th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 23
Ranked 98th. 23 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
1
Ranked 175th.
Telephone subscribers per 1000 862.5
Ranked 51st. 9 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
98.08
Ranked 129th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 18.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 78th. 3 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
6.25 per 1 million people
Ranked 94th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 38.11
Ranked 96th.
92.81
Ranked 71st. 2 times more than Mauritius
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 20.48%
Ranked 72nd. 35% more than Sao Tome and Principe
15.13%
Ranked 108th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 28.9%
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
11.56%
Ranked 133th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 15.25%
Ranked 43th.
22.37%
Ranked 26th. 47% more than Mauritius

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 91,734
Ranked 82nd. 121 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
760
Ranked 155th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 5.92%
Ranked 63th. 24% more than Sao Tome and Principe
4.77%
Ranked 84th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 4.02%
Ranked 40th. 402 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
0.01%
Ranked 113th.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 862.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th. 9 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
96.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 133th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 26.57
Ranked 63th. 6 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
4.65
Ranked 145th.

Telephone subscribers 1.07 million
Ranked 90th. 72 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
14,795
Ranked 174th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 451.5
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
166.24
Ranked 82nd.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.22% GDP
Ranked 79th.
15.82% GDP
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Mauritius

Internet > ISP > Per capita 1.69 per 1 million people
Ranked 57th.
6.85 per 1 million people
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Mauritius
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 18.36
Ranked 78th. 3 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
6.3
Ranked 93th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 134.73
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
63.8
Ranked 80th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 10.57
Ranked 72nd. 20 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
0.524
Ranked 140th.

Phone system > International dialling code +230 +239
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 61.95
Ranked 62nd. 5 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
12.29
Ranked 86th.

Internet servers using encryption 79
Ranked 77th. 40 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
2
Ranked 162nd.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 7.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd. 15% more than Sao Tome and Principe
6.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 35.38%
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
8.33%
Ranked 107th.

Telephone lines 364,536
Ranked 97th. 47 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
7,700
Ranked 186th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $82.08 million
Ranked 61st. 72 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
$1.13 million
Ranked 81st.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 37.05$ per capita
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
16.44$ per capita
Ranked 33th.

Internet > ISP per million 1.69
Ranked 64th.
6.92
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Mauritius
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 45.7 million$
Ranked 68th. 19 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
2.4 million$
Ranked 94th.

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 37.05$
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
16.62$
Ranked 32nd.

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 41.47 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 26th. 10 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
3.98 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 94th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 8.11
Ranked 25th. 22% more than Sao Tome and Principe
6.63
Ranked 35th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 28.73
Ranked 56th. 6 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
4.81
Ranked 134th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,150.48
Ranked 73th. 77% more than Sao Tome and Principe
649.51
Ranked 155th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 4.17$/month
Ranked 162nd.
16.73$/month
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Mauritius
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 7.87$/month
Ranked 91st.
12.56$/month
Ranked 59th. 60% more than Mauritius

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 5350900000 99568440000
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 288.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 6 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
46.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 1.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
0.582 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 252.8$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 3rd.
80,421.29$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 2nd. 318 times more than Mauritius

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 1.28$ per 1 million people
Ranked 4th.
33.41$ per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 26 times more than Mauritius

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