Namibia: Communications

Communications

Namibia

Telephones - main lines in use:	110,200 (2000)
Telephones - mobile cellular:	82,000 (2000 est.)
Telephone system:	general assessment: good system; about 6 telephones for each 100 persons domestic: good urban services; fair rural service; microwave radio relay links major towns; connections to other populated places are by open wire; 100% digital international: fiber-optic cable to South Africa, microwave radio relay link to Botswana, direct links to other neighboring countries; connected to Africa ONE and South African Far East (SAFE) submarine cables through South Africa; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (2002)
Radio broadcast stations:	AM 2, FM 39, shortwave 4 (2001)
Radios:	232,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:	8 (plus about 20 low-power repeaters) (1997)
Televisions:	60,000 (1997)
Internet country code:	.na
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):	2 (2000)
Internet users:	45,000 (2002)