Page last updated on February 5, 2013

Telephones - main lines in use:
173,500 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 129
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
3.952 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 116
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: rudimentary; privatization of Malawi Telecommunications (MTL), a necessary step in bringing improvement to telecommunications services, completed in 2006
domestic: limited fixed-line subscribership of about 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services are expanding but network coverage is limited and is based around the main urban areas; mobile-cellular subscribership about 25 per 100 persons
international: country code - 265; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Atlantic Ocean)

Broadcast media:
radio is the main broadcast medium; state-run radio has the widest geographic broadcasting reach, but about a dozen privately-owned radio stations broadcast in major urban areas; the single TV network is government-owned; relays of multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)

Internet country code:
.mw

Internet hosts:
1,099 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 171
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
716,400 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 109
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]