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TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDICATORS
Lines per 100 people <1.0
Cost of 3 minute local call (US $) .11
Main phone lines in operation 10,855
Waiting list for main lines 2,122
Telephone faults per 100 main lines 172.0
Telecom staff per 1,000 main lines 78.3
Source: International Telecommunication Union (1995 data unless indicated otherwise)
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Status of the Leland Initiative in Guinea

redstar.gif (227 bytes) New! GUINEE-USAID Internet Gateway Secondary Site Inauguration Page
hndshk.gif (228 bytes) Policy Review (Objective 1): Two MOU's have been signed. The first allowed for the installation of the national Internet gateway in Conakry and the second, signed August 4th, 1998, allows for the expansion of the Internet to three secondary cities.
satdish.gif (267 bytes) Technical Review (Objective 2): National Internet gateway equipment installed, is operational, and commercial ISPs are connected. Equipment for three secondary city sites are installed. To see pictures of the three sites, visit Labe, N'Zerekore, and Kankan
teacher.gif (257 bytes) Internet Applications Review (Objective 3): Survey is complete. Read the Trip Report and Action Plan. Follow-up Internet Training will take place in early 2000.

Related USAID Information

* USAID Guinea 2000 Country Plan
* US Embassy in Guinea
* USAID Africa Data Dissemination Service

Guinea ISP and Telecommunications-Related Information

* PT&T SOTELGUI
* ISP Announcement on behalf of SOTELGUI
* To see pictures of the Internet Point Of Presence VSATs in three secondary cities, visit Labe, N'Zerekore, and Kankan.
* ISP BINTTA/Mirinet
* ISP E.T.I.-Bull HN
* WebGuinea has current Guinean Telecommunications information.
* Links to the other Leland ISP's Websites will be posted as soon as they are available.

Guinea Development-Related Information

* Guinean University Contact Information (233k)
* News about Guinea
* Mbendi Information Service's Guinea Information Page
* Boubacar Bah's Guinea Information Page (233k)
* U. of Pennsylvania's Guinea Information Page
* Map of Guinea (233k)
* soc.culture.guinea-conakry is a Guinea related Newsgroup.

Leland Guinea Contact Information

* Herb Caudill, Jr.
USAID Office
C/O American Embassy
BP 603
Conakry, Republic of Guinea
Tel: (224) 412 029 or 412 163
Fax: (224) 411 985
Email: hercaudill@usaid.gov

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