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Telecommunications in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Telecommunications in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Telecommunications in the Democratic Republic of the Congo rather than just read about it. In short: Telecommunications in the Democratic Republic of the Congo include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet. Radio and television Radio stations: Two state-owned radio stations are supplemented by more than 100 private radio stations; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available (2007); 27 stations (2005); 13 stations: 3 AM, 11 FM, and 2 shortwave (2001); 16 stations…

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Reference excerpt

Telecommunications in the Democratic Republic of the Congo include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.

Radio and television

Radio stations: Two state-owned radio stations are supplemented by more than 100 private radio stations; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available (2007); 27 stations (2005); 13 stations: 3 AM, 11 FM, and 2 shortwave (2001); 16 stations: 3 AM, 12 FM, and 1 shortwave (1999). Radios: 18.0 million (1997). Television stations: One state-owned TV broadcast station with near national coverage; more than a dozen privately owned TV stations with two having near national coverage (2007); 23 stations (2005); 4 stations (2001); 20 stations (1999). Television sets: 6.5 million (1997). Radio is the dominant medium; a handful of stations, including state-run Radio-Télévision Nationale Congolaise (RTNC), broadcast across the country. The United Nations Mission (MONUSCO) and a Swiss-based NGO, Fondation Hirondelle, operate one of country's leading stations, Radio Okapi. The network employs mostly-Congolese staff and aims to bridge political divisions. Radio France Internationale (RFI), which is widely available on FM, is the most popular news station. The BBC broadcasts on FM in Kinshasa (92.7), Lubumbashi (92.0), Kisangani (92.0), Goma (93.3) and Bukavu (102.2).

Radio Okapi Radio Okapi was first established in February 2002 by the United Nations Mission in the Democratic of Republic of Congo (MONUC). Radio Okapi provides news, music, and political information to all corners of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The major purpose behind Radio Okapi is to provide all DRC citizens with radio services regardless of political affiliation. The FM waves Radio Okapi provided were aimed to be free of hate speech. Most importantly, Radio Okapi caters to the various different ethnicities within the DRC. This is done through the broadcasting of content in 5 of major languages spoken in the DRC. These five languages are French, Lingala, Swahili, Tshiluba, and Kikongo.

Political uses of media

Hate speech Specific media platforms in the Democratic Republic of Congo have used its platforms for the dissemination of hate speech. Media in the DRC has propagated hatred and ethnic divisions by reinforcing nationalistic sentiments. Numerous media outlets are owned by presidential candidates and their supporters. This increases the probability that news will tend to favor the political base of these presidential candidates. These presidential candidates use their media platforms to attack political opponents which include ethnically charged hate speech. The result of such propaganda is evident in recent conflicts between ethnic groups, Hema and Lendu. The conflict was fueled by hate speech on media platforms. As a result, the conflict between these ethnic groups has transformed to one of the bloodiest conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Telephones

Calling code: +243 International call prefix: 00 Main lines: 58,200 lines in use, 161st in the world (2012); 20,000 lines in use (2000); 36,000 lines in use (1995). Mobile cellular: 19.5 million lines, 52nd in the world (2012); 2.6 million lines (2005); 15,000 lines (2000); 10,000 lines (1995). Telephone system: barely adequate wire and microwave radio relay service in and between urban areas; domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations; inadequate fixed line infrastructure, state-owned operator providing less than 1 fixed-line connection per 1000 persons; given the inadequate fixed-line infrastructure, the use of mobile-cellular services has surged and mobile teledensity is roughly 20 per 100 persons (2011). Satellite earth stations: 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011).

Internet Top-level domain: .cd (formerly .zr). Internet users: 1.2 million users, 110th in the world; 1.7% of the population, 202nd in the world (2012); In 2023 22.9% of the population had Internet access, which is about 23 million people. 290,000 users, 132nd in the world (2008); 50,000 users (2002). Internet hosts: 2,515 hosts, 159th in the world (2012). IPv4: 21,248 addresses allocated, less than 0.05% of the world total, 0.3 addresses per 1000 people (2012). Internet service providers: 188 ISPs (2005); 1 ISP (1999).

Internet cables List of terrestrial fibre optic cable projects in Africa West Africa Cable System (WACS), a fibre optic submarine communications cable linking countries along the west coast of Africa with the United Kingdom, was connected in early 2013.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Telecommunications in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Telecommunications in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Telecommunications in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

In research: Telecommunications in the Democratic Republic of the Congo appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Telecommunications in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Telecommunications in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Telecommunications in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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Telecommunications in the Democratic Republic of the Congo include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet. Radio and television Radio stations: Two state-owned radio stations are supplemented by more than 100 private radio stations; transmissions of at least 2 internationa…

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