Somalia
- Communications
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Telephone
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Telephone system:
general assessment: the public telecommunications system was almost completely destroyed or dismantled by the civil war factions; private wireless companies offer service in most major cities and charge the lowest international rates on the continent
domestic: local cellular telephone systems have been established in Mogadishu and in several other population centers
international: country code - 252; international connections are available from Mogadishu by satellite (2001)
Telephones - main lines in use: 100,000
(2009)
Rank:
144
Telephones - mobile cellular: 641
(2009)
Rank:
155
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Internet
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Internet country code: .so
Internet hosts: 3
(2010)
Rank:
228
Internet users: 106
(2009)
Rank: 159
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TV
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Television broadcast stations: 4 (2 in Mogadishu and 2 in Hargeisa) (2001)
Television sets: 135,000 (1997)
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Radio
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Radio broadcast stations: AM 0, FM 11 (also 1 station each in Puntland and Somaliland), shortwave 1 (in Mogadishu) (2001)
Radio sets: 470,000 (1997)
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