Communications in the Republic of the Congo
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Communications in the Republic of the Congo
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Telephone
s - main lines in use:
21,000 (1995)
Telephones - mobile cellular:1,100,000 (2007)
Telephone system:
services barely adequate for government use; key exchanges are in Brazzaville
, Pointe-Noire
, and Loubomo
or Dolisie; intercity lines frequently out-of-order
domestic:
primary network consists of microwave radio relay and coaxial cable
international:
satellite
earth station - 1 Intelsat
(Atlantic Ocean
)
Radio
broadcast
stations:
AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 1 (1999)
Radios:
341,000 (1997)
Television
broadcast stations:
1 (1999)
Televisions:
33,000 (1997)
Internet Service Provider
s (ISPs):
Afripa telecom, Celtel Congo, Ofis computers
Country code
: CG
Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...
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Telephone
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:
21,000 (1995)
Telephones - mobile cellular:1,100,000 (2007)
Telephone system:
services barely adequate for government use; key exchanges are in Brazzaville
Brazzaville
-Transport:The city is home to Maya-Maya Airport and a railway station on the Congo-Ocean Railway. It is also an important river port, with ferries sailing to Kinshasa and to Bangui via Impfondo...
, Pointe-Noire
Pointe-Noire
Pointe-Noire is the second largest city in the Republic of the Congo, following the capital of Brazzaville, and an autonomous department since 2004. Before this date it was the capital of the Kouilou region . It is situated on a headland between Pointe-Noire Bay and the Atlantic Ocean...
, and Loubomo
Loubomo
Dolisie, known as Loubomo before 1991, is a city in the western province of Niari in the Republic of the Congo. It is the country's third largest city, and an important commercial centre. The city lies on the eastern edge of the coastal rainforest, and has a population of 106,300 .- Economy...
or Dolisie; intercity lines frequently out-of-order
domestic:
primary network consists of microwave radio relay and coaxial cable
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
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...
)
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 1, FM 5, shortwave 1 (1999)
Radios:
341,000 (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 (1999)
Televisions:
33,000 (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):
Afripa telecom, Celtel Congo, Ofis computers
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...
: CG