Short facts about communications in Gabon

Telephones - main lines in use:

37,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

9,500 (1997)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  NA domestic:  adequate system of cable, microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, radiotelephone communication stations, and a domestic satellite system with 12 earth stations international:  satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 6, FM 7, shortwave 6 (1998)

Radios:

208,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

4 (plus five low-power repeaters) (1997)

Televisions:

63,000 (1997)

Internet country code:

.ga

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

1 (2000)

Internet users:

5,000 (2000)

Source: World Factbook