Communications in Chad
Encyclopedia
Telephone
s - main lines in use:
11,800 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular phone:
470,000 (2007)
Telephone system:
general assessment:
primitive system
domestic:
fair system of radiotelephone
communication
stations
international:
satellite
earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio
broadcast
stations:
AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 5 (2002)
Radios:
1.67 million (1997)
Television
broadcast stations:
1 (1997)
Televisions:
10,000 (1997)
Internet hosts:
8 (2004)
Internet users:
15,000 (2002)
Country code (Top level domain): .td
Telephone
The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...
s - main lines in use:
11,800 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular phone:
470,000 (2007)
Telephone system:
general assessment:
primitive system
domestic:
fair system of radiotelephone
Radiotelephone
A radiotelephone is a communications system for transmission of speech over radio. Radiotelephone systems are not necessarily interconnected with the public "land line" telephone network. "Radiotelephone" is often used to describe the usage of radio spectrum where it is important to distinguish the...
communication
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
stations
international:
satellite
Satellite
In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavour. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....
earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
broadcast
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
stations:
AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 5 (2002)
Radios:
1.67 million (1997)
Television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
broadcast stations:
1 (1997)
Televisions:
10,000 (1997)
Internet hosts:
8 (2004)
Internet users:
15,000 (2002)
Country code (Top level domain): .td