| Communications | Angola |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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303,200 (2011) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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17 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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9.491 million (2011) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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512 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: limited system; 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; by 2010, the number of fixed-line providers had expanded to 5; 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
domestic: only about two fixed-lines per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity about 50 telephones per 100 persons in 2011
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 (2009) |
Broadcast media:
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state controls all broadcast media with nationwide reach; state-owned Televisao Popular de Angola (TPA) provides terrestrial TV service on 2 channels; a third TPA channel is available via cable and satellite; TV subscription services are available; state-owned Radio Nacional de Angola (RNA) broadcasts on 5 stations; about a half dozen private radio stations broadcast locally (2008) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 21, FM 6, shortwave 7 (2001) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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884,061 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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3,094,212 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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2,652,182 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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6 (2000) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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3,094,212 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.ao |
Internet hosts:
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20,703 (2012) |
Internet users:
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606,700 (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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33 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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