| Telephones - main lines in use: |
25,000 (1997)
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| Telephones - mobile cellular: |
4,915 (1997)
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| Telephone system: |
general assessment:
service to general public is poor but improving, with over 20,000 telephones currently in service and an additional 48,000 expected by 2001; the government relies on a radiotelephone network to communicate with remote areas
domestic:
radiotelephone communications
international:
satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region)
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| Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 12, FM 1, shortwave 4 (1998)
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| Television broadcast stations: |
4 (1999)
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| Televisions: |
52,000 (1997)
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| Internet country code: |
.la
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
1 (2000)
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| Internet users: |
2,000 (2000)
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