| Telephones - main lines in use: |
50,074; however, 80,868 main lines were installed (1998)
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| Telephones - mobile cellular: |
9,000 (1998)
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| Telephone system: |
general assessment:
seriously inadequate; two cellular systems have been introduced, but a sharp increase in the number of main lines is essential; e-mail and Internet services are available
domestic:
intercity traffic by wire, microwave radio relay, and radiotelephone communication stations, fixed and mobile cellular systems for short range traffic
international:
satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat; analog links to Kenya and Tanzania
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| Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 19, FM 4, shortwave 5 (1998)
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| Radios: |
2.6 million (1997)
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| Television broadcast stations: |
8 (plus one low-power repeater) (1999)
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| Televisions: |
315,000 (1997)
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| Internet country code: |
.ug
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
2 (2000)
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| Internet users: |
25,000 (2000)
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