Telephones 5,206,235 (1993 est.)

Telephone system the system is the best developed, most modern, and has the highest capacity in Africa
domestic: consists of carrier-equipped open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay links, fiber-optic cable, and radiotelephone communication stations; key centers are Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Pretoria
international: 1 submarine cable; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations AM 14, FM 286, shortwave 0

Radios 12.1 million (1992 est.)

Television broadcast stations 67 (1987 est.)

Televisions 3.45 million (1990 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding South Africa on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of South Africa Communications 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about South Africa Communications 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.