Communications of Madagascar
Excerpted from the CIA World Factbook
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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59,500 (2002) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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163,000 (2002) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: system is above average for the region
domestic: open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter links connect regions international: country code - 261; submarine cable to Bahrain; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 2 (plus a number of repeater stations), FM 9, shortwave 6 (2001) |
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Radios:
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3.05 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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1 (plus 36 repeaters) (2001) |
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Televisions:
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325,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.mg |
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Internet hosts:
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509 (2002) |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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2 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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55,000 (2002) |
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