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



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Installation (or connection) refers to the one-off charge involved in applying for business basic telephone service. Where there are different charges for different exchange areas, the charge for the largest urban area should be used and specified in a note. This indicator is expressed in local currency. Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
Business telephone connection charge (current LCU) - Infrastructure - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Sao Tome and Principe (2002)400,000
2Guinea (2007)268,000
3Benin (2007)175,692
4Zambia (2007)150,000
5Democratic Republic of the Congo (2005)131,907
6Uganda (2007)120,000
7Cameroon (2007)100,000
8Sierra Leone (2002)98,000
9Republic of the Congo (1994)70,000
10Burundi (2006)60,000
11Madagascar (2007)59,000
12Gabon (2006)54,450
13Chad (2006)53,100
14Togo (2007)50,000
15Guinea-Bissau (2000)48,000
16Comoros (2007)40,500
17Niger (2007)35,700
18Central African Republic (2007)35,400
19Rwanda (2006)30,000
20Equatorial Guinea (1998)27,600
21Burkina Faso (2007)25,000
22Mali (2007)20,040
23Tanzania (2007)20,000
24Zimbabwe (2006)11,620
25Senegal (2007)10,000
26Ivory Coast (2007)10,000
27Djibouti (2006)10,000
28Nigeria (2007)9,000
29Mauritania (2007)5,000
30Sudan (2005)5,000
31Angola (2007)4,500
32Kenya (2007)3,395
33Cape Verde (2006)3,000
34Mauritius (2007)2,000
35Morocco (2007)1,200
36Malawi (2005)1,200
37Eritrea (2006)1,000
38Gambia (2002)820.9
39Seychelles (2007)524.13
40Mozambique (2007)486
41South Africa (2007)383.37
42Swaziland (2007)356.01
43Botswana (2007)337.5
44Lesotho (2007)315
45Ethiopia (2006)305
46Namibia (2007)266.59
47Egypt (2007)200
48Libya (2006)180
49Tunisia (2007)20
50Ghana (2007)0.65
51Somalia (2003)0
52Algeria (2007)0
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