Telephones - main lines in use: |
5.075 million (1999)
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Telephones - mobile cellular: |
over 2,000,000 (1999)
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Telephone system: |
general assessment:
the system is the best developed and most modern in Africa
domestic:
consists of carrier-equipped open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay links, fiber-optic cable, radiotelephone communication stations, and wireless local loops; key centers are Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Pretoria
international:
2 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean)
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Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters), shortwave 1 (1998)
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Radios: |
13.75 million (1997)
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Television broadcast stations: |
556 (plus 144 network repeaters) (1997)
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Televisions: |
5.2 million (1997)
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Internet country code: |
.za
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
44 (2000)
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Internet users: |
1.82 million (2000)
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