Telecommunications in Equatorial Guinea

Telecommunications in Equatorial Guinea include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.

Radio and television

• Radio stations:
  • 1 state-owned radio station, and 1 private radio station owned by the president's eldest son; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are accessible (2007);^[1]
  • no AM, 3 FM, and 5 shortwave stations (2001).^[2]
• Radios: 180,000 (1997).^{[needs update}
  ]
• Television stations
  :
  • 1 state-owned TV station; satellite TV service is available; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are accessible (2007);[1]
  • 1 TV station (2001).^[2]
• Television sets: 4,000 (1997).^{[needs update]}

The state maintains direct or indirect control of all broadcast media.

• Calling code: +240^[1]
• International call prefix: 00^[4]
• Land lines:
  • 14,900 lines in use, 195th in the world (2012);^[1]
  • 10,000 lines in use, 204th in the world (2008).^[2]
• Mobile cellular:
  • 501,000 lines, 169th in the world (2012);^[1]
  • 346,000 lines, 165th in the world (2008).^[2]
• Telephone system: digital fixed-line network in most major urban areas and good mobile coverage; fixed-line density is about 2 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership has been increasing and in 2011 stood at about 60 percent of the population; international communications from Bata and the capital, Malabo, to African and European countries (2011).^[1]
• Satellite earth stations: 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2011).^[1]
• Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) submarine cable system, links countries along the west coast of Africa to each other and on to Portugal and France.^[5]

• Top-level domain: .gq^[1]
• Internet users:
  • 95,649 users, 169th in the world; 13.9% of the population, 158th in the world (2012);^[6][7]
  • 14,400 users, 200th in the world (2009).^[1]
• Fixed broadband: 1,372 subscriptions, 174th in the world; 0.2% of population, 159th in the world (2012).^[6][8]
• Wireless broadband: Unknown (2012).^[9]
• Internet hosts: 7 hosts, 227th in the world (2012).^[1]
• IPv4: 3,072 addresses allocated, less than 0.05% of the world total, 4.5 addresses per 1000 people (2012).^[10][11]
• Internet service providers: 9 ISPs (2009).^{[citation needed]}

Internet censorship and surveillance

There are no government restrictions on access to the Internet or credible reports the government monitors

The constitution and law prohibit arbitrary interference with privacy, family, home, or correspondence, but the government often does not respect these prohibitions. Search warrants are required unless the crime is in progress or for reasons of national security. Security forces enter homes without authorization and arrest alleged criminals, foreign nationals, and others, often without required judicial orders. The government reportedly attempts to impede criticism by monitoring the activities of the political opposition, journalists, and others. Journalists are subject to surveillance and practice self-censorship.^[3]

See also

• Radio Nacional de Guinea Equatorial
  , state-owned national radio broadcaster.
• List of terrestrial fibre optic cable projects in Africa
• Media of Equatorial Guinea
• Economy of Equatorial Guinea
• Equatorial Guinea

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook.
  CIA
  .
•  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department of State.

External links

• "Press Reference: Equatorial Guinea"