| Communications | Cape Verde |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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72,000 (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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140 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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371,900 (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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721 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: effective system, extensive modernization from 1996-2000 following partial privatization in 1995
domestic: major service provider is Cabo Verde Telecom (CVT); fiber-optic ring, completed in 2001, links all islands providing Internet access and ISDN services; cellular service introduced in 1998; broadband services launched in 2004
international: country code - 238; landing point for the Atlantis-2 fiber-optic transatlantic telephone cable that provides links to South America, Senegal, and Europe; HF radiotelephone to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2007) |
Broadcast media:
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state-run TV and radio broadcast network plus a growing number of private broadcasters; Portuguese public TV and radio services for Africa are available; transmissions of a few international broadcasters are obtainable (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 0, FM 22 (plus 12 repeaters), shortwave 0 (2001) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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void |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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23,460 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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void |
Television broadcast stations:
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1 (plus 7 repeaters) (2001) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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516,100 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.cv |
Internet hosts:
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26 (2010) |
Internet users:
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150,000 (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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291 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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