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CommunicationsTelephones - main lines in use World Ranking: 109
341,900 (2009)
Telephones - mobile cellular World Ranking: 82
8.344 million (2009)
Telephone system
General assessment
Good system with microwave radio relay, coaxial cable and fiber-optic cable in trunk system Domestic Above-average urban system with a fiber-optic network; nearly two-thirds of all fixed-line connections are in Dakar where a call-center industry is emerging; expansion of fixed-line services in rural areas needed; mobile-cellular service is expanding rapidly International Country code - 221; the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic cable provides connectivity to Europe and Asia while Atlantis-2 provides connectivity to South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2007) Broadcast media
State-run Radiodiffusion Television Senegalaise (RTS) operates 2 TV stations; a few private TV subscription channels rebroadcast foreign channels without providing any local news or programs; RTS operates a national radio network and a number of regional FM stations; many community and private-broadcast radio stations are available; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are accessible on FM in Dakar (2007) Internet country code
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Internet hosts World Ranking: 198
217 (2010)
Internet users World Ranking: 76
1.818 million (2009)
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