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Communications in Rwanda

Telephones - main lines in use: 15,000 (1995)

Telephones - mobile cellular: MTN Rwa (2005)

Telephone system: telephone system primarily serves business and government
domestic: the capital, Kigali, is connected to the centers of the prefectures by microwave radio relay; the remainder of the network depends on wire and HF radiotelephone
international: international connections employ microwave radio relay to neighboring countries and satellite communications to more distant countries; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) in Kigali (includes telex and telefax service)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 1 (1998)

Radios: 601,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations: 2 (1997)

Televisions: NA; probably less than 1,000 (1997)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 4 (2005) [1]

  Artel Communications
Mediapost
Rwandatel
Terracom

Country code (Top level domain): RW

See also : Rwanda
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