| Communications | Zimbabwe |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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379,000 (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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32 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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7.5 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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621 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: system was once one of the best in Africa, but now suffers from poor maintenance
domestic: consists of microwave radio relay links, open-wire lines, radiotelephone communication stations, fixed wireless local loop installations, and a substantial mobile-cellular network; Internet connection is available in Harare and planned for all major towns and for some of the smaller ones
international: country code - 263; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat; 2 international digital gateway exchanges (in Harare and Gweru) |
Broadcast media:
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government owns all local radio and television stations; foreign shortwave broadcasts and satellite television are available to those who can afford antennas and receivers; in rural areas, access to television broadcasts is extremely limited (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 7, FM 20 (plus 17 repeater stations), shortwave 1 (1998) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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1,726,330 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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604,216 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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12,084,304 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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16 (1997) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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755,269 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.zw |
Internet hosts:
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29,866 (2010) |
Internet users:
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1.423 million (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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118 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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