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CommunicationsTelephones - main lines in use World Ranking: 137
141,500 (2011)
Telephones - mobile cellular World Ranking: 87
7.682 million (2011)
Telephone system
General assessment
System includes microwave radio relay, open-wire, and radiotelephone communication stations; in 2006 the government sold a 51 percent stake in the national telephone company and ultimately plans to retain only a 23 percent stake in the company Domestic Fixed-line connections stand at less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage, fostered by multiple providers, is increasing rapidly from a low base International Country code - 226; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011) Broadcast media
2 TV stations - 1 state-owned and 1 privately-owned; state-owned radio runs a national and regional network; substantial number of privately-owned radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters available in Ouagadougou (2007) Internet country code
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Internet hosts World Ranking: 162
1,833 (2010)
Internet users World Ranking: 144
178,100 (2009)
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