Communication in Zimbabwe
Telephone System
General Assesment
System was once one of the best in Africa, but now suffers from poor maintenance; more than 100,000 outstanding requests for connection despite an equally large number of installed but unused main lines.
Domestic
Consists of microwave radio relay links, open-wire lines, radiotelephone communication stations, fixed wireless local loop installations, and a substantial mobile cellular network; Internet connection is available in Harare and planned for all major towns and for some of the smaller ones.
International
Satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat; two international digital gateway exchanges (in Harare and Gweru).
International Dialing Code
263
Radio Broadcast Stations
AM 7, FM 20 (plus 17 repeater stations), shortwave 1 (1998)
Television Broadcast Stations
16 (1997)
Internet Top Level Domain
.zw
Internet Users
1,000,000
Broadband Internet Users
Unknown
