Introduction
How is the communication system in Benin? Here, Broadcast media include state-run Office de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision du Benin (ORTB) operates a TV station with a wide broadcast reach; several privately owned TV stations broadcast from Cotonou; satellite TV subscription service is available; state-owned radio, under ORTB control, includes a national station supplemented by a number of regional stations; substantial number of privately owned radio stations; transmissions of a few international broadcasters are available on FM in Cotonou (2019). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Benin
Internet country code .bj
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
Total 24,000 (2023 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2023 est.) less than 1
Internet users
Percent of population 32% (2023 est.)
Telephones - fixed lines
Total subscriptions 1,000 (2023 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2023 est.) less than 1
Telephones - mobile cellular
Total subscriptions 16.4 million (2023 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 109 (2022 est.)
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Benin is found in Western Africa