Communications in Liberia
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Communications in Liberia are as follows:
There are 6,700 main telephone lines in use[1]. Telephone and telegraph service is available via microwave radio relay network; the main center is Monrovia. There is one satellite earth station: Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean).
There were 4 cellular phone networks available in 2006:
- Cellcom: 180,000 Customers
- Lone Star: 185,000 Customers
- Comium: 50,000 Customers
- Awali: 4500 Customers
The main newspapers are:
- http://www.TheLiberianTimes.com
- The Liberian Analyst Corporation
- The Daily Observer
In 2001, there were 0 AM radio broadcast stations, 7 FM, and 2 shortwave.
There are 790,000 radio receivers.[2]
There is one television broadcast station plus four low-power repeaters[3].
There are 70,000 television receivers.[4]
There are 2 Internet Service Providers (ISPs)[3]. They provide service to Liberia's 500 internet users[1]. The Country code (Top-level domain) is LR.
[edit] References
- ^ a b 2000
- ^ 1997 statistic — please update if possible
- ^ a b 2001
- ^ 1997 statistic — please update if possible
