Page last updated on June 20, 2014

Telephones - main lines in use:
251,600 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 124
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
30.732 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 33
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: inadequate; fixed-line telephone system is small and inefficient; trunks are primarily microwave radio relay; business data commonly transferred by a very small aperture terminal (VSAT) system
domestic: sole fixed-line provider, Telkom Kenya, is slated for privatization; multiple providers in the mobile-cellular segment of the market fostering a boom in mobile-cellular telephone usage with teledensity reaching 65 per 100 persons in 2011
international: country code - 254; landing point for the EASSy, TEAMS and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (2011)

Broadcast media:
about a half-dozen large-scale privately owned media companies with TV and radio stations as well as a state-owned TV broadcaster provide service nation-wide; satellite and cable TV subscription services available; state-owned radio broadcaster operates 2 national radio channels and provides regional and local radio services in multiple languages; a large number of private radio stations broadcast on a national level along with over 100 private and non-profit provincial stations broadcasting in local languages; transmissions of several international broadcasters available (2014)

Internet country code:
.ke

Internet hosts:
71,018 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 88
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
3.996 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 59
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]