Page last updated on February 5, 2013

Telephones - main lines in use:
74,500 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 155
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
396,400 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 170
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: effective system, extensive modernization from 1996-2000 following partial privatization in 1995
domestic: major service provider is Cabo Verde Telecom (CVT); fiber-optic ring, completed in 2001, links all islands providing Internet access and ISDN services; cellular service introduced in 1998; broadband services launched in 2004
international: country code - 238; landing point for the Atlantis-2 fiber-optic transatlantic telephone cable that provides links to South America, Senegal, and Europe; HF radiotelephone to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)

Broadcast media:
state-run TV and radio broadcast network plus a growing number of private broadcasters; Portuguese public TV and radio services for Africa are available; transmissions of a few international broadcasters are available (2007)

Internet country code:
.cv

Internet hosts:
38 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 217
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
150,000 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 148
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]