Communication in Ethiopia
Telephone System
General Assesment
Inadequate telephone system; the number of fixed lines and mobile telephones is increasing from a very small base; combined fixed and mobile-cellular teledensity is only about 2 per 100 persons.
Domestic
Open-wire; microwave radio relay; radio communication in the HF, VHF, and UHF frequencies; 2 domestic satellites provide the national trunk service.
International
Open-wire to Sudan and Djibouti; microwave radio relay to Kenya and Djibouti; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Pacific Ocean).
International Dialing Code
251
Radio Broadcast Stations
AM 8, FM 0, shortwave 1 (2001)
Television Broadcast Stations
1 (plus 24 repeaters) (2001)
Internet Top Level Domain
.et
Internet Users
164,000
Broadband Internet Users
Unknown
