Short facts about communications in Guinea

Telephones - main lines in use:

20,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

2,868 (1997)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  poor to fair system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system domestic:  microwave radio relay and radiotelephone communication international:  satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 4, FM 8, shortwave 3 (1998)

Radios:

357,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

6 (1997)

Televisions:

85,000 (1997)

Internet country code:

.gn

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

1 (2000)

Internet users:

5,000 (2000)

Source: World Factbook