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Total subscriptions: 194,666
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (July 2015 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 127
Total: 9.318 million
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 89 (July 2015 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 82
General assessment: inadequate system of open-wire, microwave radio relay, and cellular connections; fixed-line network characterized by aging, deteriorating equipment
Domestic: fixed-line teledensity only about 2 per 100 persons; spurred by the presence of multiple mobile-cellular providers, cellular telephone subscribership has been increasing rapidly
International: country code - 229; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; long distance fiber-optic links with Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Nigeria; satellite earth stations - 7 (Intelsat-Atlantic Ocean) (2015)