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Telephones - main lines in use:
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50,074; however, 80,868 main lines have been installed (1998)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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9,000 (1998)
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: seriously inadequate; two cellular systems have been introduced, but a sharp increase in the number of main lines is essential; e-mail and Internet services are available
domestic: intercity traffic by wire, microwave radio relay, and radiotelephone communication stations, fixed and mobile cellular systems for short-range traffic
international: satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat; analog links to Kenya and Tanzania
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 7, FM 33, shortwave 2 (2001)
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Radios:
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5 million (2001)
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Television broadcast stations:
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8 (plus one low-power repeater) (2001)
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Televisions:
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500,000 (2001)
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Internet country code:
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.ug
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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2 (2000)
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Internet users:
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60,000 (2002)
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