Communication in Mozambique
How is the communication system in Mozambique?
Community radio stations comprise 64.1% of existing stations in Mozambique, showing how important they are to the broadcasting of information and music. Some 118 radio stations exist in Mozambique, mainly public and community radio stations.
Telecommunications in Mozambique include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet. AM 13, FM 17, shortwave 11 (2001). Television stations: 1 state-run TV station supplemented by private TV station; Portuguese state TV's African service, RTP Africa, and Brazilian-owned TV Miramar are available (2007).
Wireless broadband: 431,988 subscriptions, 94th in the world; 1.8% of the population, 127th in the world (2012). 21,172 (2010). Mozambique has a comparatively low Internet penetration rate with only 4.8% of the population having access to the Internet compared to 16% for Africa as a whole.
4.4 million lines (2008). International: calling code +258; landing point for the EASSy and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems; Satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean) (2011). Internet exchange: Mozambique Internet Exchange (Moz-Ix).
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