Madagascar: Communication#
Telephones - fixed lines | total subscriptions: 253,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (July 2015 est.) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular | total: 11.152 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 47 (July 2015 est.) |
Telephone system | general assessment: system is above average for the region; competition among the three mobile service providers has spurred recent growth in the mobile market domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity about 45 per 100 persons international: country code - 261; landing point for the EASSy, SEACOM, and LION fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean, 1 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region) (2015) |
Broadcast media | state-owned Radio Nationale Malagasy (RNM) and Television Malagasy (TVM) have an extensive national network reach; privately owned radio and TV broadcasters in cities and major towns; state-run radio dominates in rural areas; relays of 2 international bro (2007) |
Internet country code | .mg |
Internet users | total: 994,000 percent of population: 4.2% (July 2015 est.) |