Residential telephone connection charge (current LCU) - Infrastructure - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators



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Installation refers to the one time charge involved in applying for basic telephone service for business purposes. Where there are different charges for different exchange areas, the charge is generally for the largest urban area unless otherwise noted. This indicator is expressed in national currency. Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
Residential telephone connection charge (current LCU) - Infrastructure - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Sao Tome and Principe (2007)400,000
2Guinea (2007)218,000
3Uganda (2007)120,000
4Sierra Leone (2002)98,000
5Benin (2007)96,600
6Republic of the Congo (1994)70,000
7Madagascar (2007)59,000
8Democratic Republic of the Congo (2005)56,223
9Gabon (2006)54,450
10Chad (2006)53,100
11Zambia (2007)50,000
12Togo (2007)50,000
13Guinea-Bissau (2000)48,000
14Comoros (2007)40,500
15Cameroon (2007)40,000
16Mali (2007)38,650
17Central African Republic (2007)35,400
18Rwanda (2007)25,424
19Burkina Faso (2007)25,000
20Niger (2007)23,800
21Equatorial Guinea (1998)23,600
22Tanzania (2007)20,000
23Zimbabwe (2006)11,620
24Burundi (2006)10,000
25Ivory Coast (2007)10,000
26Djibouti (2006)10,000
27Senegal (2007)10,000
28Nigeria (2007)9,000
29Mauritania (2007)5,000
30Sudan (2005)5,000
31Angola (2007)4,500
32Cape Verde (2006)3,000
33Kenya (2007)2,300
34Malawi (2005)1,200
35Mauritius (2007)1,000
36Eritrea (2006)1,000
37Gambia (2002)820.9
38Egypt (2007)605.3
39Morocco (2007)600
40Seychelles (2007)524.13
41Mozambique (2007)486
42South Africa (2007)383.37
43Ethiopia (2006)305
44Lesotho (2007)303
45Namibia (2007)266.59
46Botswana (2007)230
47Swaziland (2007)213.04
48Ghana (2007)80
49Libya (2006)50
50Tunisia (2007)20
51Algeria (2007)0
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