South African Communications, South Africa Communications
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Telephones - main lines in use: 4.844 million (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 16.86 million (2003)
Telephone system: General assessment: the system is the best developed and most modern in Africa domestic: consists of carrier-equipped open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay links, fiber-optic cable, radiotelephone communication stations, and wireless local loops; key centers are Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Pretoria international: country code - 27; 2 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters), shortwave 1 (1998)
Television broadcast stations: 556 (plus 144 network repeaters) (1997)
Internet country code: .za
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
Internet users: 3.1 million (2002)
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The information here has been derived from Public Domain Sources such as the CIA World Factbook. No liability can be taken for any inaccuracies.
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