Communications in Sierra Leone
- Communications in Sierra Leone
Telephones - main lines in use: 25,000 (2001), 17,000 (1995)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 420,000 (2007)
Telephone system: marginal but improving telephone and telegraph service
"domestic:"the national microwave radio relay trunk system connects Freetown to Bo and Kenema. 5 mobile phone networks (GSM900) with national coverage.
"international:"satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 0, FM 16, shortwave 0 (2006)
*Capital Radio [http://www.capitalradio.sl] Commercial station on 104.9MHz in Freetown and 102.3MHz in Bo.
*SLBS - Government broadcaster on 100.0MHz (Freetown), Bo 96.5MHz, Kenema 93.5MHz, Makeni 88.0MHz, Koidu 89.2MHz and Kailahun.
*BBC World Service 94.3MHz (Freetown), 94.5MHz Bo and 95.3MHz Kenema.
*RFI 89.9MHz
*UN Radio 103.0MHz
*BBN 93.0MHz
*Sky 106.6MHz
*Kalleon 105.7MHz
*VoH 96.2MHz
*Democracy 98.1MHz
*Citizen 103.7MHz
Radios: 1.12 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 2 (2006)
Televisions: 53,000 (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 3 (2006)IPTEL - The Leading Broadband Internet Provider in Sierra Leone.
Internet users: 20,000 (2001)
Country code (Top level domain): SL
:"See also :" Sierra Leone
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