Mali Communications:
Telephones — main lines in use: 56,600 (2002 est.)
Telephones — mobile cellular: 250,000 (2003 est.)
Telephone system: general assessment:
domestic system unreliable but improving; provides only minimal service
domestic:
network consists of microwave radio relay, open-wire, and radiotelephone communications stations; expansion of microwave radio relay in progress
international:
country code - 223; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 1 , FM 28 , shortwave 1 (2001 est.) note: The shortwave station in Bamako has seven frequencies and five transmitters and relays broadcasts for China Radio International(2001)
Television broadcast stations: 1 (plus repeaters) (2001 est.)
Internet country code:
.ml
Internet hosts: 187 (2003 est.)
Internet users: 25,000 (2002 est.)
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