Communications in South Africa
Telephones - main lines in use:
over 5 million (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
7.06 million (2001)
Telephone system:
the system is the best developed and most modern in Africa
domestic:
consists of carrier-equipped open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay links, fiber-optic cable, radiotelephone communication stations, and wireless local loops; key centers are Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Pretoria.
international:
2 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters), shortwave 1 (1998)
Radios:
17 million (2001)
Television broadcast stations:
556 (plus 144 network repeaters) (1997)
Televisions:
6 million (2000)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
150 (2001)
- See also : South Africa
Referenced By
ISO 3166-1:ZA | Republic of South Africa | South Africa | Zuid Africa
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