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Telephones - main lines in use:
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more than 5 million (2001)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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7.06 million (2001)
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: the system is the best developed and most modern in Africa
domestic: consists of carrier-equipped open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay links, fiber-optic cable, radiotelephone communication stations, and wireless local loops; key centers are Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Pretoria
international: 2 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean)
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters), shortwave 1 (1998)
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Radios:
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17 million (2001)
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Television broadcast stations:
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556 (plus 144 network repeaters) (1997)
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Televisions:
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6 million (2000)
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Internet country code:
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.za
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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150 (2001)
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Internet users:
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3.068 million (2002)
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