The USAID Leland Initiative and Namibia

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NAMIBIA COUNTRY PAGE

TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDICATORS
Main lines per 100 people	5.0
Cost of 3 minute local call (US $) (1992)	0.0
Main phone lines in operation	78,499
Waiting list for main lines	7,383
Telephone faults per 100 main lines (1992)	78.0
Telecom staff per 1,000 main lines	24.5
Source: International Telecommunication Union (1995 data unless indicated otherwise)

Status of the Leland Initiative in Namibia

	Policy Review (Objective 1): Survey completed.
	Technical Review (Objective 2): Technical set of recommendations given to the Government of Namibia.
	Internet Applications Review (Objective 3): While the Leland Initiative has not completed an SO3 survey in Namibia, there is widespread use of the Internet.

	USAID Namibia 2000 Country Plan
	US Embassy to Namibia
	USAID Africa Data Dissemination Service
	USAID's Regional Telecommunications Restructuring Project

	ISP Club Internet
	ISP Internet World Wide Namibia
	ISP UUNet Internet Africa Namibia
	National Internet Directory
	Endeavour Web Publishing Company
	Mike Jensen's Namibia telecommunications information

	Electronic Message from the President of Namibia
	The Government of Namibia's Official Website
	University of Namibia
	Ministry of Environment and Tourism
	Constitution of Namibia
	National Archives of Namibia
	National Museum of Namibia
	Ernst and Young Investment Profile from South African firm Mbendi Information Services
	Namibia Stock Exchange
	SADC Namibia Information and Links
	Desert Research Foundation of Namibia
	Namibia Institute for Democracy
	The Namibian Newspaper
	The Namibian Economist
	Namibia News Online
	News Summaries from the government's official website
	The Panafrican News Agency reports about Namibia
	Stanford University's Namibia Links
	Kent State University's Namibia Links
	University of Pennsylvania's Namibia Links
	Map of Namibia (325k)

USAID/ Namibia
State Dept. ID Windhoek
Washington, D.C. 20520-2540

Tel: (264 61) 225 935
Fax: (264 61) 227 006

Leland Links
Project Description		Partner Countries
Leland Activity Update		Internet Resource Center
Leland Photo Gallery		Biography of Mickey Leland
End-User Applications		Business Opportunities
Memorandum of Understanding		Internet Gateway Design
*"Making the Connection Count: Effective Use of the Internet in Seven Steps"* Leland Initiative Home Page