Short facts about communications in Mali

Telephones - main lines in use:

23,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

2,842 (1997)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  domestic system poor but improving; provides only minimal service domestic:  network consists of microwave radio relay, open wire, and radiotelephone communications stations; expansion of microwave radio relay in progress international:  satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 1, FM 14, shortwave 7 (1998)

Radios:

570,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

1 (plus two repeaters) (1997)

Televisions:

45,000 (1997)

Internet country code:

.ml

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

1 (2000)

Internet users:

10,000 (2000)

Source: World Factbook