Republic of the Congo: Communication#
Telephones - fixed lines | total subscriptions: 17,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (July 2015 est.) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular | total: 5.216 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 110 (July 2015 est.) |
Telephone system | general assessment: primary network consists of microwave radio relay and coaxial cable with services barely adequate for government use; key exchanges are in Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, and Loubomo; intercity lines frequently out of order domestic: fixed-line infrastructure inadequate, providing less than 1 connection per 100 persons; in the absence of an adequate fixed-line infrastructure, mobile-cellular subscribership has surged to 110 per 100 persons international: country code - 242; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015) |
Broadcast media | 1 state-owned TV and 3 state-owned radio stations; several privately owned TV and radio stations; satellite TV service is available; rebroadcasts of several international broadcasters are available (2007) |
Internet country code | .cg |
Internet users | total: 362,000 percent of population: 7.6% (July 2015 est.) |