Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2020 est.)
Telephones Mobile Cellular
Total subscriptions: 6,631,154 (2020)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 55.77 (2020 est.)
Telephone System
General assessment: Burundi’s high population density and low telecom penetration rates make it an attractive market for investors; mobile operators have launched 3G and LTE to meet the demand for Internet; mobile subscription remains low; government/World Bank joint project to build a national broadband backbone connecting to submarine cable landings in Kenya and Tanzania; government launched e-health project (2021)
Broadcast Media
State-controlled Radio Television Nationale de Burundi (RTNB) operates a TV station and a national radio network; 3 private TV stations and about 10 privately owned radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available in Bujumbura (2019)