Communications in Kenya

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Telephones - main lines in use: 310,000 (2001)

Telephones - mobile cellular phone: 5,000,000 (2006)

Telephone system: unreliable; little attempt to modernize except for service to business
domestic: trunks are primarily microwave radio relay; data commonly transferred by a very small aperature terminal (VSAT) system
international: satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat

Radio broadcast stations: AM 24, FM 8, shortwave 6 (2001)

Radios: 3.07 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations: 8 (2002)

Televisions: 730,000 (1997)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 65 (2001)

Internet users: 500,000 (2002)

Country code (Top-level domain): KE

See also : Kenya

There are over 5000000 mobile phone subscribers in Kenya.