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Telecommunications in TogoTelecommunications in Togo include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet. Radio and televisionRadio stations: state-owned radio network with multiple stations; several dozen private radio stations and a few community radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2007).[1] Television stations: two state-owned TV stations with multiple transmission sites; 5 private TV stations broadcast locally; cable TV service is available (2007).[1] Private media in Togo have proliferated, with dozens of commercial and community radios and a handful of private TV stations in operation. Radio is the most popular medium, particularly in rural areas. The main TV station is the government-owned Television Togolaise.[2] The radio services of the BBC World Service, Gabon's Africa No. 1, and Radio France Internationale (RFI) are all available.[2] TelephoneCalling code: +228[1] International call prefix: 00[3] Main lines:
Mobile cellular: Telephone system: fair system based on network of microwave radio relay routes supplemented by open-wire lines and cellular system; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 50 telephones per 100 persons with mobile-cellular use predominating (2010).[1] Satellite earth stations: 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Symphonie (satellite) (2010).[1] Communications cables: West Africa Cable System (WACS), a submarine cable linking countries along the west coast of Africa with each other and with Portugal and the United Kingdom;[5] GLO-1 which links countries along the west coast of Africa to each other and to Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom.[6] Internet
Fixed broadband: 5,560 subscriptions, 158th in the world; 0.1% of the population, 170th in the world (2012).[7][9] Wireless broadband: 47,892 subscribers, 125th in the world; 0.7% of the population, 135th in the world (2012).[10] IPv4: 13,312 addresses allocated, less than 0.05% of the world total, 1.9 addresses per 1000 people (2012).[11][12] Internet censorship and surveillanceThere are no known government restrictions on access to the Internet or reports that the government monitors e-mail or Internet chat rooms without judicial oversight. Although the constitution provides for freedom of speech and press, the government restricts these rights.[13] The constitution and law prohibit arbitrary interference with privacy, family, home, or correspondence, and the government generally respects these prohibitions. In criminal cases a judge or senior police official may authorize searches of private residences. Citizens believe the government monitors telephones and correspondence, although such surveillance has not been confirmed.[13] See also
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