Telecommunications in the Comoros

In large part thanks to international aid programs, Moroni has international telecommunications service. Telephone service, however, is largely limited to the islands' few towns.

Overview

Telephones – main lines in use:
5,000
Telephones – mobile cellular:
0
Telephone system:
sparse system of microwave radio relay and HF radiotelephone communication stations
domestic:
HF radiotelephone communications and microwave radio relay
CMDA mobile network
international:
HF radiotelephone communications to Madagascar and Réunion
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1
Radios:
90,000
Television broadcast stations:
0
Televisions:
1,000
Internet service providers : 1
Country code : .km

Special projects

In October 2011, the State of Qatar launched a special program for the construction of a wireless network to interconnect the three islands of the archipelago, by means of low cost, repeatable technology. The project has been developed by Qatar University and Politecnico di Torino, under the supervision of prof. Mazen Hasna and prof. Daniele Trinchero, with a major participation of local actors. The project has been referred as an example of technology transfer and Sustainable Inclusion in developing countries