| Communications | Senegal |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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341,900 (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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28 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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8.344 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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660 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: good system with microwave radio relay, coaxial cable and fiber-optic cable in trunk system
domestic: above-average urban system with a fiber-optic network; nearly two-thirds of all fixed-line connections are in Dakar where a call-center industry is emerging; expansion of fixed-line services in rural areas needed; mobile-cellular service is expanding rapidly
international: country code - 221; the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic cable provides connectivity to Europe and Asia while Atlantis-2 provides connectivity to South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2007) |
Broadcast media:
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state-run Radiodiffusion Television Senegalaise (RTS) operates 2 TV stations; a few private TV subscription channels rebroadcast foreign channels without providing any local news or programs; RTS operates a national radio network and a number of regional FM stations; a large number of community and private-broadcast radio stations are available; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are accessible on FM in Dakar (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 8, FM 20, shortwave 1 (2001) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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1,580,475 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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632,190 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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12,643,799 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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7 (2008) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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1,806,257 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.sn |
Internet hosts:
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241 (2010) |
Internet users:
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1.818 million (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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144 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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