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'''Telephones - main lines in use:''' 300,500 (2024)

'''Telephones - mobile cellular:''' 200,000 (2003)

'''Telephone system:''' ''general assessment'': limited system of cable and open-wire lines, minor microwave radio relay links, and radiotelephone communications stations (improvements being made)  

''domestic'': mostly cable and open-wire lines; a recently completed domestic satellite telecommunications system links [[Nouakchott]] with regional capitals. 

''international'': country code +222; satellite earth stations - 9 [[Intelsat]] (Atlantic Ocean) and 20 [[Arab Satellite Communications Organization|Arabsat]].   

'''Radio broadcast stations:''' AM 1, FM 14, shortwave 1 (2001)

'''Radios:''' 410,000 (2001)

'''Television broadcast stations:''' 20 (2024)

'''Televisions:''' 708,000 (2001)

'''[[Internet service provider|Internet Service Providers]] (ISPs):''' 26 (2014)

'''Internet users:''' 250,000 (2002)

'''[[Country code]] (Top level domain):''' [[.mr]]    

== Broadband Internet access ==

Mauritania has three operators, the original monopoly, [[Mauritel]] (now owned by [[Vivendi|Vivendi's]] [[Maroc Telecom]]), [[Mattel (Mauritania)|Mattel]] (owned by [[Tunisie Telecom]]) and Chinguitel, which started operating in December 2006.<ref>[http://www.balancingact-africa.com/news/back/balancing-act_324.html#head Balancing Act-Africa.com]</ref>  

The country only has around 1000 DSL subscribers, and 300,0000 internet subscribers in total, out of a population of 4.5 million. Monthly DSL charges were high, around US$30 per month, but have now dropped to MRO 10,000 (around US$20) per month. 

==See also==
* [[Mass media in Mauritania|Media of Mauritania]] 

== References ==

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