| Telephones - main lines in use: |
212,000 (in addition there are about 20,000 fixed telephones in wireless local loop connections) (1997)
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| Telephones - mobile cellular: |
70,000 (1999)
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| Telephone system: |
general assessment:
system was once one of the best in Africa, but now suffers from poor maintenance; more than 100,000 outstanding requests for connection despite an equally large number of installed but unused main lines
domestic:
consists of microwave radio relay links, open-wire lines, radiotelephone communication stations, fixed wireless local loop installations, and a substantial mobile cellular network; Internet connection is available in Harare and planned for all major towns and for some of the smaller ones
international:
satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat; two international digital gateway exchanges (in Harare and Gweru)
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| Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 7, FM 20 (plus 17 repeater stations), shortwave 1 (1998)
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| Radios: |
1.14 million (1997)
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| Television broadcast stations: |
16 (1997)
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| Televisions: |
370,000 (1997)
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| Internet country code: |
.zw
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
6 (2000)
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| Internet users: |
30,000 (1999)
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