Introduction
How is the communication system in Tunisia? Here, Broadcast media include 2 state-owned TV stations; 10 private TV stations broadcast locally; satellite TV service is available; state-owned radio network with 2 stations; several dozen private radio stations and community radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters available (2019). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Tunisia
| Internet country code | .tn |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 1,334,059 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 11 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 9.48 million (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 79% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | Tunisia has one of the most sophisticated telecom infrastructures in North Africa; penetration rates for mobile and Internet services are among the highest in the region; government program of regulation and infrastructure projects aims to improve Internet connectivity to underserved areas; operators built extensive LTE infrastructure in 2019, and continue to discuss plans for future 5G networks and services; one operator has signed an agreement to pursue nano-satellite launches in 2023; internet censorship abolished, though concerns of government surveillance remain; legislation passed in 2017 supporting e-commerce and active e-government; importer of some integrated circuits and broadcasting equipment (including radio, television, and communications transmitters) from the PRC (2022) |
| Domestic | Fixed-line is nearly 14 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity is 129 telephones per 100 persons (2022) |
| International | Country code - 216; landing points for the SEA-ME-WE-4, Didon, HANNIBAL System and Trapani-Kelibia submarine cable systems that provides links to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Southeast Asia; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Algeria and Libya; participant in Medarabtel; 2 international gateway digital switches (2020) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 1.79 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 14 (2022 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 15.971 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 129 (2022 est.) |
All Important Facts about Tunisia
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