Djibouti: Communication#
Telephones - fixed lines | total subscriptions: 23,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (July 2015 est.) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular | total: 312,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 38 (July 2015 est.) |
Telephone system | general assessment: telephone facilities in the city of Djibouti are adequate, as are the microwave radio relay connections to outlying areas of the country domestic: Djibouti Telecom is the sole provider of telecommunications services and utilizes mostly a microwave radio relay network; fiber-optic cable is installed in the capital; rural areas connected via wireless local loop radio systems; mobile cellular coverage international: country code - 253; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 and EASSy fiber-optic submarine cable systems providing links to Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean and 1 Arabsat); Medarabtel regi (2015) |
Broadcast media | state-owned Radiodiffusion-Television de Djibouti operates the sole terrestrial TV station, as well as the only 2 domestic radio networks; no private TV or radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available (2007) |
Internet country code | .dj |
Internet users | total: 99,000 percent of population: 11.9% (July 2015 est.) |