Telephones - main lines in use:
730,000 (2007)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
7.05 million (2007)

Telephone system:
general assessment: well developed by African standards; telecommunications sector privatized in late 1990s and operational fixed-lines have more than quadrupled since that time; with multiple cellular service providers competing in the market, cellular usage has increased sharply to roughly 40 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:
5,569 (2008)