| Communications | Madagascar |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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172,200 (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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8 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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8.242 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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376 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: system is above average for the region; Antananarivo's main telephone exchange modernized in the late 1990s, but the rest of the analogue-based telephone system is poorly developed; have been adding fixed line connections since 2005
domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity about 30 per 100 persons
international: country code - 261; SEACOM undersea fiber-optic cable and the Lion undersea cable connecting to Reunion and Mauritius; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean, 1 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region) (2009) |
Broadcast media:
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state-owned Radio Nationale Malagasy (RNM) and Television Malagasy (TVM) have an extensive national network reach; privately-owned radio and TV broadcasters in cities and major towns; state-run radio predominates in rural areas; relays of 2 international broadcasters are available in Antananarivo (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 6 (2001) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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10,963,111 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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2,436,247 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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3,654,371 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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1 (plus 36 repeaters) (2001) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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21,926,221 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.mg |
Internet hosts:
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27,606 (2010) |
Internet users:
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319,900 (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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15 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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