Communications in Liberia

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Communications in Liberia are as follows:

There are 6,700 main telephone lines in use^[1]. Telephone and telegraph service is available via microwave radio relay network; the main center is Monrovia. There is one satellite earth station: Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean).

There were 4 cellular phone networks available in 2006:

• Cellcom: 180,000 Customers
• Lone Star: 185,000 Customers
• Comium: 50,000 Customers
• Awali: 4500 Customers

The main newspapers are:

• http://www.TheLiberianTimes.com
• The Liberian Analyst Corporation
• The Daily Observer

In 2001, there were 0 AM radio broadcast stations, 7 FM, and 2 shortwave.

There are 790,000 radios.^[2]

There is one television broadcast station plus four low-power repeaters^[3].

There are 70,000 televisions.^[4]

There are 2 Internet Service Providers (ISPs)^[3]. They provide service to Liberia's 500 internet users^[1]. The Country code (Top-level domain) is LR.

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} 2000
2. ^ 1997 statistic — please update if possible
3. ^ ^{a b} 2001
4. ^ 1997 statistic — please update if possible

[edit] See also

• Liberia