Telephones - main lines in use:

260,900 (2006)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

4.065 million (2006)

Telephone system:

general assessment: well developed by African standards; telecommunications sector privatized in late 1990s; mobile cellular usage has increased to 23 per 100 persons; fixed-line connections stand at about 2 per 100 persons
domestic: open-wire lines and microwave radio relay; 90% digitalized
international: country code - 225; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) (2007)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (1998)

Television broadcast stations:

14 (1998)

Internet country code:

.ci

Internet hosts:

1,373 (2007)

Internet users:

300,000 (2006)