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Telephones - main lines in use:
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15,000 (2000)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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NA
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: the public telecommunications system was almost completely destroyed or dismantled by the civil war factions; private wireless companies offer service in most major cities and charge the lowest international rates on the continent
domestic: local cellular telephone systems have been established in Mogadishu and in several other population centers
international: international connections are available from Mogadishu by satellite
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 0, FM 11, shortwave 1 in Mogadishu; 1 FM in Puntland, 1 FM in Somaliland (2001)
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Radios:
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470,000 (1997)
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Television broadcast stations:
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4
note: two in Mogadishu; two in Hargeisa (2001)
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Televisions:
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135,000 (1997)
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Internet country code:
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.so
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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3 (one each in Boosaaso, Hargeisa, and Mogadishu) (2000)
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Internet users:
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200 (2000)
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