Telephones - main lines in use: 212,000 (in addition there are about 20,000 fixed telephones in wireless local loop connections) (1997) |
Telephones - main lines in use: 212,000 (in addition there are about 20,000 fixed telephones in wireless local loop connections) (1997) |
Telephones - mobile cellular: 70,000 (1999) |
Telephones - mobile cellular: 70,000 (1999) |
Telephone system: system was once one of the best in Africa, but now suffers from poor maintenance; more than 100,000 outstanding requests for connection despite an equally large number of installed but unused main lines domestic: consists of microwave radio relay links, open-wire lines, radiotelephone communication stations, fixed wireless local loop installations, and a substantial mobile cellular network; Internet connection is available in Harare? and planned for all major towns and for some of the smaller ones international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat?; two international digital gateway exchanges (in Harare? and Gweru?) |
Telephone system: system was once one of the best in Africa, but now suffers from poor maintenance; more than 100,000 outstanding requests for connection despite an equally large number of installed but unused main lines - in some areas reported intimidation of service engineers so they do not maintain white farmer's lines. domestic: consists of microwave radio relay links, open-wire lines, radiotelephone communication stations, fixed wireless local loop installations, and a substantial mobile cellular network; Internet connection is available in Harare? and planned for all major towns and for some of the smaller ones international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat?; two international digital gateway exchanges (in Harare? and Gweru?) |
Radio broadcast stations: AM 7, FM 20 (plus 17 repeater stations), shortwave 1 (1998) |
Radio broadcast stations: AM 7, FM 20 (plus 17 repeater stations), shortwave 1 (1998) |
Radios: 1.14 million (1997) |
Radios: 1.14 million (1997) |
Television broadcast stations: 16 (1997) |
Television broadcast stations: 16 (1997) |
Televisions: 370,000 (1997) |
Televisions: 370,000 (1997) |
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 10 (1999) |
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 10 (1999) Country code (Top level domain): ZW |