Communications in Madagascar
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Telephones - main lines in use: 70,000 (2006) provided by Telma (Telecom Malagasy) http://www.telma.mg
Telephones - mobile cellular: 1,000,000 (2007) Telephone system: system is above average for the region
domestic: open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter links
international: submarine cable in construction, linked from Tulear to Durban; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 2 (plus 8 repeater stations), FM 7, shortwave 5 (1998)
Radios: 3.05 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 1 (plus 36 repeaters) (1997)
Televisions: 325,000 (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 3 main ones DTS, Simicro and Gulfsat (2006)
Country code (Top level domain): MG
- See also : Madagascar