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Total subscriptions: 699,055 (2017 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2017 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 88
Total subscriptions: 19,706,027 (2017 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 79 (2017 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 59
General assessment: Equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable; 3G service and LTE service both developing given growing competition, along with a fast-developing mobile broadband sector (2017)
Domestic: Only about 3 per 100 persons for fixed-line subscriptions; mobile-cellular usage has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of over 79 per 100 persons (2017)
International: Country code - 237; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); by September 2018 the country is expected to be connected to the SAIL submarine cable, providing a direct link to Brazil and with onward connectivity to other countries in the Americas; the cable will considerably improve international bandwidth and lead to better prices for consumers (2017)