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4.844 million (2002)

16.86 million (2003)

general assessment: the system is the best developed and most modern in Africa
domestic: consists of carrier-equipped open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay links, fiber-optic cable, radiotelephone communication stations, and wireless local loops; key centers are Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Pretoria
international: country code - 27; 2 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean)

17 million (2001)

AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters), shortwave 1 (1998)

6 million (2000)

556 (plus 144 network repeaters) (1997)

.za

288,633 (2003)

3.1 million (2002)

150 (2001)

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