Burundi -- Communications
Telephone and
Telecommunications
The
telephone
system has
suffered in
recent years.
Onatel, the
government
owned telecommunications
company, which
has a monopoly
in Burundi,
may be sold
to private
investors,
but no decision
has yet been
made.[1]
Radio,
Television
and Film
Radio
is the
most
popular
and important
media
in
Burundi.
There
are
three
radio
stations
which
are
state
owned
and controlled
by the
government.
Television
is also state
controlled
and regulated.
[1]
Publishing
and Press
The
press has
also suffered
from recent
ethnic violence.
Many newspapers
have been
banned. The
government
run Le Renouveau
is in a poor
state.[1]
[1]
The Economist
Intelligence
Unit. 1998-99.
Country Profile.
Rwanda and
Burundi. The
Unit: London.
Telephones:
7,200 (1987
est.)
Telephone
system
Poorly
developed
domestic:
sparse
system
of open
wire,
radiotelephone
communications,
and low-capacity
microwave
radio
relay
international:
satellite
earth
station1
Intelsat
(Indian
Ocean)
Radio
broadcast
stations:
AM 2, FM 2,
shortwave
0
Radios: NA
Television
broadcast
stations:
1
Televisions:
4,500 (1993
est.)
Source: CIA
World Fact
Book
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