Short facts about communications in Benin

Telephones - main lines in use:

36,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

4,295 (1997)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  NA domestic:  fair system of open wire, microwave radio relay, and cellular connections international:  satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); submarine cable

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 4 (1998)

Radios:

620,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

2 (one privately-owned) (1997)

Televisions:

60,000 (1997)

Internet country code:

.bj

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

1 (2000)

Internet users:

10,000 (2000)

Source: World Factbook