Communication in Burkina Faso
Telephone System
General Assesment
Services only fair; in 2006 the government sold a 51 percent stake in the national telephone company and ultimately plans to retain only a 23 percent stake in the company; fixed-line connections stand at less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage, fostered by multiple providers, is increasing rapidly from a low base.
Domestic
Microwave radio relay, open-wire, and radiotelephone communication stations.
International
Satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2007)
International Dialing Code
226
Radio Broadcast Stations
AM 2, FM 26, shortwave 3
Television Broadcast Stations
3 (1 national, 2 private)
Internet Top Level Domain
.bf
Internet Users
80,000
Broadband Internet Users
Unknown