Short facts about communications in Lesotho

Telephones - main lines in use:

20,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

1,262 (1996)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  rudimentary system domestic:  consists of a few landlines, a small microwave radio relay system, and a minor radiotelephone communication system international:  satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (1998)

Radios:

104,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

1 (2000)

Televisions:

54,000 (1997)

Internet country code:

.ls

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

1 (2000)

Internet users:

1,000 (2000)

Source: World Factbook