- Communications in Ghana
Telephone s - fixed lines:360,375 (December 2006, National Communications Authority). Penetration 1.6%.Telephones - mobile subscribers:5,900,000 (2007).
Telephone system:poor to fair system; Internet accessible; many rural communities not yet connected; expansion of services is underway
"domestic:"primarilymicrowave radio relay; wireless local loop has been installed
"international:"satellite earth stations - 4Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean ); microwave radio relay link toPanaftel system connects Ghana to its neighborsRadio broadcast stations:AM: 0 Shortwave: 2 (2007)FM: 137 licensed, of which 129 operational (December 2006, NCA).Radios:12.8 million (2007)
Television broadcast stations:27 (March 2005) Source: http://www.nca.org.gh/ncatemp/downloads/LIST%20OF%20TVS%20AS%20@%20MARCH%2031,%202005.pdfTelevisions:1.73 million (1997)
Internet Service Provider s (ISPs):29 operational ISPs; 165 licensed (May 2007). There are 490,000 internet users (end 2006), representing a penetration of about 2%. (ITU)Country code (Top-level domain): GHRegulation: The National Communications Authority (NCA), an independent regulator, was created in 1997, deriving its statutory framework from the NCA Act 1996.
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Ghana * [http://www.modernghana.com/ Ghana HomePage and Communication in Ghana]
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