Telephones - mobile cellular: 40,000 (2001)
Telephone system:
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:
satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 28, shortwave 1
note:
the shortwave station in Bamako has seven frequencies and five transmitters and relays broadcasts for China Radio International (2001)
Radios: 570,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 1 (plus repeaters) (2001)
Televisions: 45,000 (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 13 (2001)
Internet users: 30,000 (2002)
Country code (Top level domain): ML