GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES

Telephones - main lines in use:
483,600 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 100
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
25.056 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 42
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: well-equipped system by regional standards and being upgraded; cellular communications started in 1996 and have expanded substantially with wide coverage of most major cities
domestic: consists of microwave radio relay, cable, fiber optic, radiotelephone communications, tropospheric scatter, and a domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations
international: country code - 249; linked to the EASSy and FLAG fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Arabsat (2010)

Broadcast media:
the Sudanese Government directly controls TV and radio, requiring that both media reflect government policies; TV has a permanent military censor; a private radio station is in operation (2007)

Internet country code:
.sd

Internet hosts:
99 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 211
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

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