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Zambia Communications 2013
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SOURCE: 2013 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES
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Page last updated on February 15, 2013

Telephones - main lines in use:
85,700 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 149
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
8.165 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 87
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: among the best in Sub-Saharan Africa
domestic: high-capacity microwave radio relay connects most larger towns and cities; several cellular telephone services in operation and network coverage is improving; domestic satellite system being installed to improve telephone service in rural areas; Internet service is widely available; very small aperture terminal (VSAT) networks are operated by private firms
international: country code - 260; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean), 3 owned by Zamtel

Broadcast media:
state-owned Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) operates 1 TV station and is the principal local-content provider; several private TV stations; multi-channel subscription TV services are available; ZNBC operates 3 radio networks; about 2 dozen private radio stations; relays of at least 2 international broadcasters are accessible in Lusaka and Kitwe (2007)

Internet country code:
.zm

Internet hosts:
16,571 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 122
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
816,200 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 105
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]


NOTE: The information regarding Zambia on this page is re-published from the 2013 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Zambia Communications 2013 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Zambia Communications 2013 should be addressed to the CIA.


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