Total subscriptions: 76,000 (2017 est.)

Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2017 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 145

Total subscriptions: 17,946,375 (2017 est.)

Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 89 (2017 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 62

General assessment: System includes microwave radio relay, open-wire, and radiotelephone communication stations; with slow regulatory procedures, insufficient mobile spectrum, and poor condition of fixed-line networks the development of fixed-line internet services leave Burkina Faso with some of the most expensive telecommunications globally; mobile telephony has experienced growth, but below the African average; Burkina Faso joins G5 Sahel countries to stop roaming fees by 2019; govt. proposes technology-neutral licences to boost mobile broadband connectivity (2017)

Domestic: Fixed-line connections stand at less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage 89 per 100, with multiple providers there is competion and the hope for growth from a low base; internet penetration is 11% countrywide, but higher in urban areas (2017)

International: Country code - 226; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2016)

Since the official inauguration of Terrestrial Digital Television (TNT) in December 2017, Burkina Faso now has 14 digital TV channels among which 2 are state-owned; there are more than 140 radio stations (commercial, religious, community) available throughout the country including a national and regional state-owned network; the state-owned Radio Burkina and the private Radio Omega are among the most widespread stations and both include broadcasts in French and local languages (2018);