Telecommunications in Djibouti falls under the authority of the Ministry of Communication & Culture.
Communications
Telephones Main lines in use: 23,000 (2015) Mobile/cellular: 312,000 (2015)
Telephone system
General assessment: Telephone facilities in the city of Djibouti are defined by CIA World Factbook as "adequate as are the microwave radio relay connections to outlying areas of the country." Djibouti, from CIA - The World Factbook. Accessed February 2009. Domestic: Djibouti Telecom is the sole provider of telecommunications services and utilizes mostly a microwave radio relay network; fiber-optic cable is installed in the capital; rural areas connected via wireless local loop radio systems; mobile cellular coverage is primarily limited to the area in and around Djibouti city International: country code - 253 SEA-ME-WE 3 submarine cable to Jeddah, Suez, Sicily, Marseille, Colombo, and Singapore satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat Medarabtel regional microwave radio relay telephone network
Radio Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2001)
Television
Television broadcast stations: 1 (2002); Radio Television of Djibouti
Broadcast media Maintains restrictions on the licensing and operation of broadcast media; state-owned Radiodiffusion-Television de Djibouti (RTD) operates the sole terrestrial TV station as well as the only 2 domestic radio networks; no private TV or radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available (2007)
Internet Internet hosts: 215 (2012) Internet country code: .dj
Internet users 38,866 (2020)
References
CIA Factbook on Djibouti
External links GSM World page on Djibouti PanAfriL10n page on Djibouti