Communications of South Africa
| Telephones - main lines in use: | 4.729 million (2005) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular: | 33.96 million (2005) |
| Telephone system: | general assessment: the system is the best developed and most modern in Africa domestic: consists of carrier-equipped open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay links, fiber-optic cable, radiotelephone communication stations, and wireless local loops; key centers are Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Pretoria international: country code - 27; 2 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean) |
| Radio broadcast stations: | AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters), shortwave 1 (1998) |
| Radios: | 17 million (2001) |
| Television broadcast stations: | 556 (plus 144 network repeaters) (1997) |
| Televisions: | 6 million (2000) |
| Internet country code: | .za |
| Internet hosts: | 645,179 (2006) |
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): | 150 (2001) |
| Internet users: | 5.1 million (2005) |