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Botswana - Communications (Facts)

Telephones - main lines in use: 136,900 (2006) Telephones - mobile cellular: 979,800 (2006) Telephone system: general assessment: the system is expanding with the growth of mobile cellular service and participation in regional development domestic: small system of open-wire lines, microwave radio relay links, and a few radiotelephone communication stations; mobile cellular service is growing fast international: country code - 267; 2 international exchanges; digital microwave radio relay links to Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) Radio broadcast stations: AM 8, FM 13, shortwave 4 (2001) Television broadcast stations: 1 (2001) Internet country code: .bw Internet hosts: 5,499 (2006) Internet users: 60,000 (2005)