| Communications | Ghana |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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277,900 (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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12 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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17.436 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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704 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: primarily microwave radio relay; wireless local loop has been installed; outdated and unreliable fixed-line infrastructure heavily concentrated in Accra
domestic: competition among multiple mobile-cellular providers has spurred growth with a subscribership of more than 60 per 100 persons and rising
international: country code - 233; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC, Main One, and GLO-1 fiber-optic submarine cables that provide connectivity to South Africa, Europe, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); microwave radio relay link to Panaftel system connects Ghana to its neighbors (2009) |
Broadcast media:
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state-owned TV station, 2 state-owned radio networks; several privately-owned TV stations and a large number of privately-owned radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are accessible; several cable and satellite TV subscription services are obtainable (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 0, FM 86, shortwave 3 (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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void |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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288,269 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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8,263,691 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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7 (2007) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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3,541,582 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.gh |
Internet hosts:
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41,082 (2010) |
Internet users:
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1.297 million (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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53 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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