Short facts about communications in Malawi

Telephones - main lines in use:

37,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

7,000 (1997)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  NA domestic:  fair system of open-wire lines, microwave radio relay links, and radiotelephone communications stations international:  satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 9, FM 4 (plus 15 repeater stations), shortwave 3 (1998)

Radios:

2.6 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

1 (1999)

Televisions:

0 (1999)

Internet country code:

.mw

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

8 (2001)

Internet users:

10,000 (2000)

Source: World Factbook