Communications in Namibia

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Telephones - main lines in use: 127,900 (2004), 110,200 (2000), 100,848 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 495,000 (2005), 82,000 (2000 est.), 20,000 (1998), 450,000 (2006)

Telephone system:
general assessment good system; about 6 landline-telephones for each 100 persons
domestic: good urban services; fair rural service; microwave radio relay links major towns; connections to other populated places are by open wire; 100% digital
international: fiber-optic cable to South Africa, microwave radio relay link to Botswana, direct links to other neighbouring countries; connected to Africa ONE and South African Far East (SAFE) submarine cables through South Africa; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (2002)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 39, shortwave 4 (2001), AM 2, FM 34, shortwave 5 (1998)

Radios: 232,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations: 8 (plus about 20 low-power repeaters) (1997) All of the stations are owned by the state-owned Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC, not to be confused with the American NBC network). The NBC is the successor to the South Africa-run South West African Broadcasting Corporation (SWABC), which was modelled on the original SABC. Like the radio services of the NBC, the television service tries to cater to all the linguistic audiences in Namibia.

Televisions: 60,000 (1997)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 10 (2006), 6 (2000), 4 (1999)

Internet users: 75,000 (2005), 45,000 (2002)

Country code (Top level domain): NA