| Communications | Sudan |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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374,700 (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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9 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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17.654 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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392 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: well-equipped system by regional standards and being upgraded; cellular communications started in 1996 and have expanded substantially with wide coverage of most major cities
domestic: consists of microwave radio relay, cable, fiber optic, radiotelephone communications, tropospheric scatter, and a domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations
international: country code - 249; linked to international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Arabsat (2000) |
Broadcast media:
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the Sudanese Government directly controls TV and radio, requiring that both media reflect government policies; TV has a permanent military censor; a private radio station is in operation (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 12, FM 1, shortwave 1 (1998) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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3,753,959 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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45,047,502 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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45,047,502 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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3 (1997) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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15,015,834 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.sd |
Internet hosts:
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70 (2010) |
Internet users:
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4.2 million (2008) |
Internet users - density:
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94 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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