Communications in Kenya

Communications in Kenya

Telephones - main lines in use:320,000 (2007)

Telephones - mobile cellular phone:10,418,500 (2007)

Telephone system:unreliable; little attempt to modernize except for service to business
"domestic:"trunks are primarily microwave radio relay; data commonly transferred by a very small aperture terminal (VSAT) system
"international:"satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 24, FM 8, shortwave 6 (2001)

Radios:3.07 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:8 (2002)

Televisions:730,000 (1997)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):65 (2001)

Internet users: 500,000 (2002)

Country code (Top-level domain): KE

ee also

*Kenya

External links

* [http://www.panafril10n.org/wikidoc/pmwiki.php/PanAfrLoc/Kenya PanAfriL10n page on Kenya]


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