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Telephones - main lines in use:
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94,800 (2006)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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1.611 million (2007)
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: services only fair; in 2006 the government sold a 51 percent stake in the national telephone company and ultimately plans to retain only a 23 percent stake in the company; fixed-line connections stand at less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage, fostered by multiple providers, is increasing rapidly from a low base
domestic: microwave radio relay, open-wire, and radiotelephone communication stations
international: country code - 226; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2007)
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 2, FM 26, shortwave 3
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Television broadcast stations:
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3 (1 national, 2 private)
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Internet country code:
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.bf
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Internet hosts:
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116 (2008)
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Internet users:
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80,000 (2006)
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