Gabon

Gabon Communications

Telephones - main lines in use
38,400 (2003)

Telephones - mobile cellular
300,000 (2003)

Telephone system
general assessment: adequate service by African standards and improving with the help of the growing mobile cell system
domestic: adequate system of cable, microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, radiotelephone communication stations, and a domestic satellite system with 12 earth stations
international: country code - 241; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); fiber optic submarine cable (SAT-3/WASC) provides connectivity to Europe and Asia

Radio broadcast stations
AM 6, FM 7 (and 11 repeaters), shortwave 4 (2001)

Television broadcast stations
4 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2001)

Internet country code
.ga

Internet hosts
93 (2004)

Internet users
35,000 (2003)



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