Communications
Telephones - main lines in use:
38,700 (2004)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
489,400 (2004)
Telephone system:
general assessment: adequate service by African standards and improving with the help of the growing mobile cell system
domestic: adequate system of cable, microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, radiotelephone communication stations, and a domestic satellite system with 12 earth stations
international: country code - 241; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); fiber optic submarine cable (SAT-3/WASC) provides connectivity to Europe and Asia
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 6, FM 7 (and 11 repeaters), shortwave 4 (2001)
Television broadcast stations:
4 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2001)
Internet country code:
.ga
Internet hosts:
310 (2005)
Internet users:
40,000 (2005)
