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'''Telecommunications in Togo''' include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.

==Radio and television==

'''[[Radio broadcasting|Radio stations]]:'''
state-owned radio network with multiple stations; several dozen private radio stations and a few community radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2007).<ref name=CIAWFB-Togo-2012/>

'''[[Television broadcasting|Television stations]]:'''
two state-owned TV stations with multiple transmission sites; 5 private TV stations broadcast locally; cable TV service is available (2007).<ref name=CIAWFB-Togo-2012/>

Private media in Togo have proliferated, with dozens of commercial and community radios and a handful of private TV stations in operation. Radio is the most popular medium, particularly in rural areas. The main TV station is the government-owned [[Television Togolaise]].<ref name=BBCNews-TogoProfile-2012>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14106789 "Togo profile"], ''BBC News'', 28 March 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2014.</ref>

The radio services of the [[BBC World Service]], Gabon's Africa No. 1, and [[Radio France Internationale]] (RFI) are all available.<ref name=BBCNews-TogoProfile-2012/>

==Telephone==
{{See also |Telephone numbers in Togo}}

'''[[Calling code]]:''' +228<ref name=CIAWFB-Togo-2012/>

'''[[List of international call prefixes|International call prefix]]:''' 00<ref>[http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/opb/sp/T-SP-E.164C-2011-PDF-E.pdf ''Dialing Procedures (International Prefix, National (Trunk) Prefix and National (Significant) Number) (in Accordance with ITY-T Recommendation E.164 (11/2010))''], Annex to ITU Operational Bulletin No. 994-15.XII.2011, International Telecommunication Union (ITU, Geneva), 15 December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2014.</ref>
 
'''Main lines:'''
* 225,000 lines in use, 127th in the world (2012);<ref name=CIAWFB-Togo-2014>[https://web.archive.org/web/20260118042609/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/togo/ "Communications: Togo"], ''World Factbook'', U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 28 January 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.</ref>
* 213,800 lines in use, 126th in the world (2010).<ref name=CIAWFB-Togo-2012>[https://web.archive.org/web/20260118042609/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/togo/ "Communications: Togo"], ''World Factbook'', U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (via the Internet Archive), 1 May 2012.</ref>

'''Mobile cellular:'''
* 3.5 million lines, 124th in the world (2012);<ref name=CIAWFB-Togo-2014/>
* 2.5 million lines, 129th in the world (2010).<ref name=CIAWFB-Togo-2012/>

'''Telephone system:''' fair system based on network of [[microwave radio relay]] routes supplemented by open-wire lines and cellular system; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 50 telephones per 100 persons with mobile-cellular use predominating (2010).<ref name=CIAWFB-Togo-2012/>

'''[[Communications satellite|Satellite earth stations]]:''' 1 [[Intelsat]] ([[Atlantic Ocean]]) and 1 [[Symphonie (satellite)]] (2010).<ref name=CIAWFB-Togo-2012/>

'''[[List of international submarine communications cables|Communications cables]]:''' [[WACS (cable system)|West Africa Cable System]] (WACS), a submarine cable linking countries along the west coast of Africa with each other and with [[Portugal]] and the [[United Kingdom]];<ref>[http://wacscable.com/index.jsp "WACS: West Africa Cable System"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140120164925/http://wacscable.com/index.jsp |date=2014-01-20 }}, Tata Communications. Retrieved 9 February 2014.</ref> [[GLO-1 (cable system)|GLO-1]] which links countries along the west coast of Africa to each other and to [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], and the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>[http://www.itwebafrica.com/mobile/319-nigeria/232270-glo-mobile-to-expand-west-africa-fibre-network "Glo Mobile to expand West Africa fibre network"], IT Web Africa, 20 January 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.</ref>

==Internet==

'''[[Top-level domain]]:''' [[.tg]]<ref name=CIAWFB-Togo-2012/>

'''[[List of countries by number of Internet users|Internet users]]:'''
* 278,442 users, 144th in the world; 4.0% of the population, 191st in the world (2012);<ref name=NIUCalc>Calculated using penetration rate and population data from [https://www.census.gov/population/international/data/idb/rank.php "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329060848/https://www.census.gov/population/international/data/idb/rank.php |date=2017-03-29 }}, Population data, International Programs,  U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013</ref><ref name=ITU-IndividualsUsingTheInternet>[http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Documents/statistics/2013/Individuals_Internet_2000-2012.xls "Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012"], International Telecommunication Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013</ref>
* 356,300 users, 123rd in the world (2009).<ref name=CIAWFB-Togo-2012/>

'''[[List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions|Fixed broadband]]:''' 5,560 subscriptions, 158th in the world; 0.1% of the population, 170th in the world (2012).<ref name=NIUCalc/><ref name="FixedBroadbandITUDynamic2012">[http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ICTEYE/Reporting/DynamicReportWizard.aspx "Fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726064920/http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ICTEYE/Reporting/DynamicReportWizard.aspx |date=2019-07-26 }}, Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, [[International Telecommunication Union]]. Retrieved on 29 June 2013.</ref>

'''[[List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions|Wireless broadband]]:''' 47,892 subscribers, 125th in the world; 0.7% of the population, 135th in the world (2012).<ref name="MobleBroadbandITUDynamic2012">[http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ICTEYE/Reporting/DynamicReportWizard.aspx "Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726064920/http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ICTEYE/Reporting/DynamicReportWizard.aspx |date=2019-07-26 }}, Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, [[International Telecommunication Union]]. Retrieved on 29 June 2013.</ref>

'''[[List of countries by number of Internet hosts|Internet hosts]]:'''
* 1,168 hosts, 170th in the world (2012);<ref name=CIAWFB-Togo-2014/>
* 1,165 hosts, 169th in the world (2011).<ref name=CIAWFB-Togo-2012/>

'''[[List of countries by IPv4 address allocation|IPv4]]:''' 13,312 addresses allocated, less than 0.05% of the world total, 1.9 addresses per 1000 people (2012).<ref>[http://www.countryipblocks.net/country-blocks/select-formats/ Select Formats] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513033601/http://www.countryipblocks.net/country-blocks/select-formats/ |date=2009-05-13 }}, Country IP Blocks. Accessed on 2 April 2012. Note: Site is said to be updated daily.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070613003851/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2119.html Population], [[The World Factbook]], [[United States]] [[Central Intelligence Agency]]. Accessed on 2 April 2012. Note: Data are mostly for 1 July 2012.</ref>

===Internet censorship and surveillance===
There are no known government restrictions on access to the Internet or reports that the government monitors [[e-mail]] or Internet [[chat rooms]] without judicial oversight. Although the constitution provides for [[freedom of speech]] and [[freedom of the press|press]], the government restricts these rights.<ref name=USDOS-CRHRP-Togo-2012>[https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?year=2012&dlid=204178 "Togo"], ''Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012'', Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of State, 22 March 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.</ref>

The constitution and law prohibit arbitrary interference with privacy, family, home, or correspondence, and the government generally respects these prohibitions. In criminal cases a judge or senior police official may authorize searches of private residences. Citizens believe the government monitors telephones and correspondence, although such surveillance has not been confirmed.<ref name=USDOS-CRHRP-Togo-2012/>

==See also==
* [[Media of Togo]]
* [[Télévision Togolaise]], the national broadcaster of Togo.
* [[List of terrestrial fibre optic cable projects in Africa]]
* [[Economy of Togo]]

==References==

* {{CIA World Factbook}}
* {{US DOS |year=2012}}
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==External links==
* [http://cafe.tg CAFE] {{in lang|fr}}, C.A.F.E. Informatique et Telecommunications.
* [http://www.netmaster.tg/manager/ NetMaster.tg] {{in lang|fr}}, by NIC.tg.

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