Communications in Ghana
Encyclopedia
Telephone
s - fixed lines:
360,375 (December 2006, National Communications Authority). Penetration 1.6%.
Telephones - mobile subscribers:
5,900,000 (2007).
Telephone system:
poor to fair system; Internet accessible; many rural communities not yet connected; expansion of services is underway
domestic:
primarily microwave
radio relay; wireless local loop has been installed
international:
satellite
earth stations - 4 Intelsat
(Atlantic Ocean
); microwave radio relay link to Panaftel system connects Ghana to its neighbors
Radio
broadcast
stations:
AM: 0
Shortwave: 2 (2007)
FM: 137 licensed, of which 129 operational (December 2006, NCA).
Radios:
12.8 million (2007)
Television
broadcast stations:
27 (March 2005) Source: http://www.nca.org.gh/ncatemp/downloads/LIST%20OF%20TVS%20AS%20@%20MARCH%2031,%202005.pdf
Televisions:
1.73 million (1997)
Internet Service Provider
s (ISPs):
29 operational ISPs; 165 licensed (May 2007). There are 490,000 internet users (end 2006), representing a penetration of about 2%. (ITU)
Country code
(Top-level domain): GH
Regulation: The National Communications Authority (NCA), an independent regulator, was created in 1997, deriving its statutory framework from the NCA Act 1996.
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 - fixed lines:
360,375 (December 2006, National Communications Authority). Penetration 1.6%.
Telephones - mobile subscribers:
5,900,000 (2007).
Telephone system:
poor to fair system; Internet accessible; many rural communities not yet connected; expansion of services is underway
domestic:
primarily microwave
Microwave
Microwaves, a subset of radio waves, have wavelengths ranging from as long as one meter to as short as one millimeter, or equivalently, with frequencies between 300 MHz and 300 GHz. This broad definition includes both UHF and EHF , and various sources use different boundaries...
radio relay; wireless local loop has been installed
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 stations - 4 Intelsat
Intelsat
Intelsat, Ltd. is a communications satellite services provider.Originally formed as International Telecommunications Satellite Organization , it was—from 1964 to 2001—an intergovernmental consortium owning and managing a constellation of communications satellites providing international broadcast...
(Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
); microwave radio relay link to Panaftel system connects Ghana to its neighbors
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: 0
Shortwave: 2 (2007)
FM: 137 licensed, of which 129 operational (December 2006, NCA).
Radios:
12.8 million (2007)
Television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
broadcast stations:
27 (March 2005) Source: http://www.nca.org.gh/ncatemp/downloads/LIST%20OF%20TVS%20AS%20@%20MARCH%2031,%202005.pdf
Televisions:
1.73 million (1997)
Internet Service Provider
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
s (ISPs):
29 operational ISPs; 165 licensed (May 2007). There are 490,000 internet users (end 2006), representing a penetration of about 2%. (ITU)
Country code
Country code
Country codes are short alphabetic or numeric geographical codes developed to represent countries and dependent areas, for use in data processing and communications. Several different systems have been developed to do this. The best known of these is ISO 3166-1...
(Top-level domain): GH
Regulation: The National Communications Authority (NCA), an independent regulator, was created in 1997, deriving its statutory framework from the NCA Act 1996.