| Communications | Benin |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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133,400 (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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15 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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7.075 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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759 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: inadequate system of open-wire, microwave radio relay, and cellular connections; fixed-line network characterized by aging, deteriorating equipment
domestic: fixed-line teledensity only about 2 per 100 persons; spurred by the presence of multiple mobile-cellular providers, cellular telephone subscribership has been increasing rapidly
international: country code - 229; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; long distance fiber-optic links with Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Nigeria; satellite earth stations - 7 (Intelsat-Atlantic Ocean) (2008) |
Broadcast media:
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state-run Office de Radiodiffusion et de Television du Benin (ORTB) operates a TV station with multiple channels giving it a wide broadcast reach; several privately-owned TV stations broadcast from Cotonou; satellite TV subscription service is available; state-owned radio, under ORTB control, includes a national station supplemented by a number of regional stations; substantial number of privately-owned radio broadcast stations; transmissions of a few international broadcasters are available on FM in Cotonou (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 1, FM 34, shortwave 1 (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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9,325,032 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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274,266 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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9,325,032 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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6 (2007) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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1,554,172 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.bj |
Internet hosts:
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1,286 (2010) |
Internet users:
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200,100 (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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22 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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