| Communications | Botswana |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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137,400 (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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67 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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2.363 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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1,145 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: Botswana is participating in regional development efforts; expanding fully digital system with fiber-optic cables linking the major population centers in the east as well as a system of open-wire lines, microwave radio relays links, and radiotelephone communication stations
domestic: fixed-line teledensity has declined in recent years and now stands at roughly 7 telephones per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity now exceeds 100 telephones per 100 persons
international: country code - 267; international calls are made via satellite, using international direct dialing; 2 international exchanges; digital microwave radio relay links to Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2010) |
Broadcast media:
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2 TV stations - 1 state-owned and 1 privately-owned; privately-owned satellite TV subscription service is available; 2 state-owned national radio stations; 3 privately-owned radio stations broadcast locally (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 8, FM 13, shortwave 4 (2001) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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258,175 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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158,877 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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516,350 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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2 (1 state-owned, 1 private) (2007) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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1,032,699 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.bw |
Internet hosts:
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2,739 (2010) |
Internet users:
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120,000 (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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59 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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