Communications in Liberia
Communications in Liberia consist of telephone lines and cellular phone networks. A lot of the telephone lines were destroyed or plundered in the two civil wars, making cellular phone networks a popular and safer alternative that reach remote regions of the country.
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Press [edit]
The main newspapers are:
- The Analyst[1]
- New Democrat[1]
- National Chronicle[2]
- The Liberian Analyst Corporation[citation needed]
- Daily Observer[1]
- The Daily Talk[3]
Telephone [edit]
Fixed telephones [edit]
The fixed line infrastructure of Liberia was nearly completely destroyed during the civil war. In 2006, the country had approximately 5,000 fixed lines installed, almost exclusively in the Monrovia area.[4] Prior to the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 2007, the state-owned Liberia Telecommunications Corporation (LIBTELCO) held a legal monopoly for all fixed line services in Liberia, and remains the sole licensed fixed line telephone service provider in the country.
Mobile telephones [edit]
Four licensed GSM service providers operate in the country: Lonestar Cell, CellCom, LiberCell and Comium. Approximately 45% of the population has cell phone service.[4]
International communication [edit]
231 - in an international country code for Liberia. The country connected to the external world via Intelsat satellite link.[5]
Radio [edit]
In 2001, there were 0 AM radio broadcast stations, 7 FM, and 2 shortwave, with 790,000 radio receivers.[6]
Radio stations include:
- STAR radio[1]
- ELBC[1]
- Truth FM[1]
- Radio Veritas[2]
- UNMIL radio - UNMIL
- LUX 106.6 FM - University of Liberia
- 89.5 FM - Voice of Firestone – Liberia[7]
Television [edit]
As of 2001 there was one television broadcast station plus four low-power repeaters,[8] while as of 1997 there were 70,000 television receivers.[6]
- Real TV[9]
Internet [edit]
Internet services are currently limited to the Monrovia area. The Country code (Top-level domain) is LR.
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References [edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Liberia; LMC Extols Media Institutions, The NEWS, September 16, 2008, Africa News.
- ^ a b "Media regulator recommends support for local media coverage of truth commission", BBC Monitoring Africa, June 27, 2008. PoliticalSupplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring.
- ^ Lydia Polgreen (August 4, 2006). "All the News That Fits: Liberia’s Blackboard Headlines". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "PPIAF Supports Telecommunications Reform and Liberalization in Liberia". PPIAF. July 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ^ http://international-calling.info/call/liberia/
- ^ a b 1997 statistic — please update if possible
- ^ "Firestone launches radio station 89.5 FM". The Monitor (Equal Chance Communication Ltd.). Retrieved 9 March 2010.[dead link]
- ^ 2001
- ^ "Liberia: Press Union names Star Radio as radio station of year", BBC Monitoring Africa, July 30, 2008. PoliticalSupplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring.
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