| Communications | Burkina Faso |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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144,000 (2010) |
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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5.708 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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341 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: system includes microwave radio relay, open-wire, and radiotelephone communication stations; in 2006 the government sold a 51 percent stake in the national telephone company and ultimately plans to retain only a 23 percent stake in the company
domestic: fixed-line connections stand at less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage, fostered by multiple providers, is increasing rapidly from a low base
international: country code - 226; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2009) |
Broadcast media:
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2 TV stations - 1 state-owned and 1 privately-owned; state-owned radio runs a national and regional network; substantial number of privately-owned radio broadcast stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters available in Ouagadougou (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 2, FM 26, shortwave 3 (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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8,375,728 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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644,287 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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5,583,819 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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3 (1 national, 2 private) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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5,583,819 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.bf |
Internet hosts:
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1,877 (2010) |
Internet users:
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178,100 (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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11 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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