Botswana: Communication#
Telephones - fixed lines | total subscriptions: 160,490 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (July 2015 est.) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular | total: 3.475 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 159 (July 2015 est.) |
Telephone system | general assessment: Botswana is participating in regional development efforts; expanding fully digital system with fiber-optic cables linking the major population centers in the east as well as a system of open-wire lines, microwave radio relays links, and radiotelephone com domestic: fixed-line teledensity has declined in recent years and now stands at roughly 7 telephones per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity now pushing 160 telephones per 100 persons international: country code - 267; international calls are made via satellite, using international direct dialing; 2 international exchanges; digital microwave radio relay links to Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian (2015) |
Broadcast media | 2 TV stations - 1 state-owned and 1 privately owned; privately owned satellite TV subscription service is available; 2 state-owned national radio stations; 3 privately owned radio stations broadcast locally (2007) |
Internet country code | .bw |
Internet users | total: 600,000 percent of population: 27.5% (July 2015 est.) |