Communications in Cape Verde

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Communications in Cape Verde

Cape Verdean Communications

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Telephones - main lines in use: 71,600 (2006)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 148,000 (2007)

Telephone system: general assessment: effective system, extensive modernization from 1996-2000 following partial privatization in 1995 domestic: major service provider is Cabo Verde Telecom (CVT); fiber-optic ring, completed in 2001, links all islands providing Internet access and ISDN services; cellular service introduced in 1998; broadband services launched in 2004 international: country code - 238; landing point for the Atlantis-2 fiber-optic transatlantic telephone cable that provides links to South America, Senegal, and Europe; HF radiotelephone to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2007)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 0, FM 22 (plus 12 repeaters), shortwave 0 (2001)

Television broadcast stations: 1 (plus 7 repeaters) (2001)

Internet country code: .cv

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

Internet users: 37,000 (2007)

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