Botswana: Communications
| Communications | Botswana |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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150,000 (2002) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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415,000 (2002) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: the system is expanding with the growth of mobile cellular service and participation in regional development
domestic: small system of open-wire lines, microwave radio relay links, and a few radiotelephone communication stations; mobile cellular service is growing fast international: country code - 267; two international exchanges; digital microwave radio relay links to Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 8, FM 13, shortwave 4 (2001) |
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Radios:
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252,720 (2000) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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1 (2001) |
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Televisions:
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31,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.bw |
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Internet hosts:
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1,617 (2002) |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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11 (2001) |
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Internet users:
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50,000 (2002) |