| Communications | Lesotho |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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38,800 (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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21 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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698,800 (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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364 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: rudimentary system consisting of a modest number of landlines, a small microwave radio relay system, and a small radiotelephone communication system; mobile-cellular telephone system is expanding
domestic: privatized in 2001, Telecom Lesotho was tasked with providing an additional 50,000 fixed-line connections within five years, a target not met; mobile-cellular service dominates the market and is expanding with a subscribership exceeding 30 per 100 persons in 2009; rural services are scant
international: country code - 266; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2009) |
Broadcast media:
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1 state-owned TV station and 2 state-owned radio stations; government controls most private broadcast media; satellite TV subscription service is available; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are obtainable (2008) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 1 (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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1,924,886 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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641,629 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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1,924,886 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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1 (2007) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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1,924,886 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.ls |
Internet hosts:
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632 (2010) |
Internet users:
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76,800 (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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40 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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