Communications in Botswana
Communications in Botswana
Motswana (singular), Batswana (p Communications
Telephones - main lines in use: 136,900 (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 1.427 million (2007)
Telephone system: general assessment: the system is expanding with the growth of mobile-cellular service and participation in regional development; system is fully digital with fiber-optic cables linking the major population centers in the east; fixed-line connections declined in recent years and now stand at roughly 8 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone density currently is about 80 per 100 persons domestic: small system of open-wire lines, microwave radio relay links, and a few radiotelephone communication stations; mobile-cellular service is growing fast international: country code - 267; international calls are made via satellite, using international direct dialing; 2 international exchanges; digital microwave radio relay links to Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2007)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 8, FM 13, shortwave 4 (2001)
Television broadcast stations: 2 (1 state-owned, 1 private)
Internet country code: .bw
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
Internet users: 80,000 (2007)