| Communications | Angola |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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114,300 (2008) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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9 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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6.773 million (2008) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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530 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: system inadequate; fewer than one fixed-line per 100 persons; combined fixed line and mobile telephone density exceeded 50 telephones per 100 persons in 2008
domestic: state-owned telecom had monopoly for fixed-lines until 2005; demand outstripped capacity, prices were high, and services poor; Telecom Namibia, through an Angolan company, became the first private licensed operator in Angola's fixed-line telephone network; Angola Telecom established mobile-cellular service in Luanda in 1993 and the network has been extended to larger towns; a privately-owned, mobile-cellular service provider began operations in 2001
international: country code - 244; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 29 (2008) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 21, FM 6, shortwave 7 (2001) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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609,491 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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2,133,216 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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1,828,471 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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6 (2000) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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2,133,216 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.ao |
Internet hosts:
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3,508 (2009) |
Internet users:
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550,000 (2008) |
Internet users - density:
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43 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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