Short facts about communications in Zaire

Telephones - main lines in use:

21,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

8,900 (1997)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  NA domestic:  barely adequate wire and microwave radio relay service in and between urban areas; domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations international:  satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 3, FM 12, shortwave 1 (1999)

Radios:

18.03 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

20 (1999)

Televisions:

6.478 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.cd

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

2 (2000)

Internet users:

1,500 (1999)

Source: World Factbook