Short facts about communications in Namibia

Telephones - main lines in use:

100,848 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

NA

Telephone system:

general assessment:  good system; about 6 telephones for each 100 persons domestic:  good urban services; fair rural service; microwave radio relay links major towns; connections to other populated places are by open wire; 100% digital international:  fiber-optic cable to South Africa, microwave radio relay link to Botswana, direct links to other neighboring countries; connected to Africa ONE and South African Far East (SAFE) submarine cables through South Africa; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 2, FM 34, shortwave 5 (1998)

Radios:

232,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

8 (plus about 20 low-power repeaters) (1997)

Televisions:

60,000 (1997)

Internet country code:

.na

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

2 (2000)

Internet users:

9,000 (1999)

Source: World Factbook