Page last updated on February 13, 2013

Telephones - main lines in use:
829,000 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 86
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
14.127 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 56
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: inadequate telephone system with the Ethio Telecom maintaining a monopoly over telecommunication services; open-wire, microwave radio relay; radio communication in the HF, VHF, and UHF frequencies; 2 domestic satellites provide the national trunk service
domestic: the number of fixed lines and mobile telephones is increasing from a small base; combined fixed and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 15 per 100 persons
international: country code - 251; open-wire to Sudan and Djibouti; microwave radio relay to Kenya and Djibouti; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Pacific Ocean)

Broadcast media:
1 public TV station broadcasting nationally and 1 public radio broadcaster with stations in each of the 13 administrative districts; a few commercial radio stations and roughly a dozen community radio stations (2009)

Internet country code:
.et

Internet hosts:
179 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 204
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
447,300 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 119
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]