Communications in The Gambia
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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...
s in The Gambia
The Gambia
The Republic of The Gambia, commonly referred to as The Gambia, or Gambia , is a country in West Africa. Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, surrounded by Senegal except for a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in the west....
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Telephones - main lines in use: 76,400 (2007)
country comparison to the world: 152
Telephones - mobile cellular: 795,900 (2007)
country comparison to the world: 144
Telephone system:
General assessment: adequate; a packet switched data network is available; two mobile-cellular service providers
Domestic: adequate network of microwave radio relay and open wire; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity reached 50 telephones per 100 persons in 2007
International: country code - 220; microwave radio relay links to Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
and Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west....
; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat
Intelsat
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(Atlantic Ocean) (2007)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2001)
Radios: 196,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 1 (government-owned) (1997)
Televisions: 4,000 (1997)
Internet country code: .gm (Top-level domain)
Internet Hosts: 320 (2008)
country comparison to the world: 169
Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
users: 100,200 (2007)
country comparison to the world: 143