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TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDICATORS
Main phone lines per 100 people .9
Cost of 3 minute local call (US $) .10
Main phone lines in operation 76,769
Waiting list for main lines 34,362
Telephone faults per 100 main lines 123.0
Telecom staff per 1,000 main lines 44.9
Source: International Telecommunication Union (1995 data unless indicated otherwise)
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Status of the Leland Initiative in Zambia

hndshk.gif (228 bytes) Policy Review (Objective 1): Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed December 18th, 1997.
satdish.gif (267 bytes) Technical Review (Objective 2): Survey completed. Plan of Action presented to USAID/Zambia and the Government of Zambia. While the Plan of Action is under review, equipment has been donated for Agri-business offices to utilize the benefits of the Internet.
teacher.gif (257 bytes) Internet Applications Review (Objective 3): Survey completed. In addition, two separate agri-business Internet training seminars have been given.

Related USAID Information

* USAID Zambia 2000 Country Plan
* USAID Regional Telecommunications Restructuring Project
* USAID Africa Data Dissemination Service
* Washington Line from USIS Zambia

Zambia ISP and Telecommunications-Related Information

* ZamTel PT&T Index of Products
* ZamTel PT&T
* ISP CopperNET
* ISP ZamNet
* Communications Authority of Zambia
* NII IT concept paper from the National Conference on Science and Technology in Zambia

Zambia Development-Related Information

* Government of the Republic of Zambia
* Zambia's Statehouse On-Line
* Zambia's 1991 Constitution
* Zambian Law Server
* Zambian Investment Centre
* Export Board of Zambia
* Lusaka Stock Exchange
* Ernst and Young Investment Profile provided by Mbendi Information Services in South Africa
* SADC Zambia Page with Information and Links
* Health information in Zambia
* HealthNet Program
* Health Links in Zambia
* Trade Information Network - COMESA
* Agriculture Market Information
* Zambia National Farmers Union
* University of Zambia (UNZA)
* News about Zambia
* Post Newspaper
* Zambia Daily Mail Newspaper
* Sunday Mail Newspaper
* Times of Zambia Newspaper
* The Monitor Newspaper
* Zambia Today - Compilation of Zambian News Reports
* Stanford University's Zambia links
* U. of Pennsylvania's Zambia Information Page
* Map of Zambia (251k)

Leland Zambia Contact Information

* USAID/Zambia
Fred Mungandi
P.O. Box 32481
Lusaka 10101
Zambia

Tel: (260 1) 254 303
Fax: (260 1) 254 532
Email: fmungandi@usaid.gov

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