Telecommunications in Djibouti
Telecommunications in Djibouti falls under the authority of the Ministry of Communication & Culture.
Communications[]
Telephones[]
- Main lines in use: 23,000 (2015)
- Mobile/cellular: 312,000 (2015)
Telephone system[]
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General assessment: Telephone facilities in the city of Djibouti are defined by CIA World Factbook as "adequate as are the microwave radio relay connections to outlying areas of the country."[1]
- Domestic: Djibouti Telecom is the sole provider of telecommunications services and utilizes mostly a microwave radio relay network; fiber-optic cable is installed in the capital; rural areas connected via wireless local loop radio systems; mobile cellular coverage is primarily limited to the area in and around Djibouti city
- International: country code - 253
- SEA-ME-WE 3 submarine cable to Jeddah, Suez, Sicily, Marseille, Colombo, and Singapore
- satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat
- regional microwave radio relay telephone network
Radio[]
Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2001)
Television[]
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Television broadcast stations: 1 (2002); Radio Television of Djibouti
Broadcast media[]
Maintains restrictions on the licensing and operation of broadcast media; state-owned Radiodiffusion-Television de Djibouti (RTD) operates the sole terrestrial TV station as well as the only 2 domestic radio networks; no private TV or radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available (2007)
Internet[]
Internet hosts: 215 (2012)
- Internet country code: .dj
Internet users[]
99,000 (2015)[2]
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- Telecommunications in Djibouti
- Djibouti stubs