Country code top level domain (ccTLD) name

.gm

Government web portal site

www.gov.gm (to be operational by 2009)

Inception of the internet in The Gambia

1998

Fixed Line Provider

Gambia Telecommunication Company (GAMTEL)

Fixed Telephone Subscribers

•  2004 - 42,000

•  2005 - 44,000

•  2006 - 53,000

Telephone penetration rate

•  Rural - 6%

•  Urban - 1%

•  Combine with mobile phones, total penetration rate is 21.6% in 2006

Mobile GSM operators and approx. number of subscribers

•  Africell - 500,000

•  Commuim - 100,000

•  Gamcel - 350,000

International bandwidth

•  In-bound -

Internet Service Providers and number of subscribers

•  Gamtel

•  Dial-up = 1,282 subscribers

•  Data leased line = 21 subscribers

•  XDSL = 372 subscribers

•  E-Video = 1,400 subscribers

•  Local hosted domain = 53

•  E-mail domain = 4

•  QuantumNet -

•  Netpage -

•  Airtip -

•  Unique Solutions -

Type of Internet Access

•  Dial-up, ADSL, leased line, Wireless (CDMA),

Estimated percentage of the population with computer

Urban - 7.71%

Rural - 1.06%

Estimated percentage of the population with access to internet

Urban - 5.01%

Rural - 0.24%

Number of internet cafes

Cost of Internet Access (average)

200 Dalasis equivalent to 8 US $ per month for unlimited access and less than 50 cents per hour for phone/dial up time

Number of TV Stations

One (1) - Government-owned Gambia Radio & Television Service (GRTS)

Satellite and Cable TV providers

DSTv/Premium Network, GamTV, Unique Solutions

Number of Operational Radio Stations

•  FM radio stations - 10

•  Community radio stations - 3

Number of newspaper and their daily circulation

•  The Observer - daily

•  The Point - Daily

•  Today - Daily

•  Foroyaa - 3 times a week

•  News and Report - Weekly

•  Gambia Daily - Daily

Percent of Household with Electricity

•  Banjul & Kanifing - 71.54%

•  Brikama Urban & Kombo North - 21.07%

•  Other Urban - 9.38%

•  Other Rural - 1.37%

Number of Gambian websites

•  Government -

•  Private Companies -

•  NGOs -

•  Others -

National literacy rate

75%

Number of University

One (1) - University of The Gambia

Computer to Student Ratio

•  Middle/Upper Basic Schools - 1:110

•  Senior Secondary Schools - 1:29

•  Tertiary/Higher Education - 1:10

Percent of ICT Qualified Teachers

•  Lower Basic School - 2.4%

•  Middle/Upper Basic Schools - 4.2%

•  Senior Secondary Schools - 15.8%

•  Vocational/technical - 38.5%

•  Tertiary/Higher Education - 13.9%

ICT Training Institutions offering short courses

•  QuantumNet Institute of Technology (QNIT)

•  Jollof Tutors

•  Gamtel Telecommunications and Multimedia Institute

•  ITS Information Technology and Business Management School

•  INSIGHT Training Institute

•  Information and Communications Bill 2008

On process

•  The Gambia Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Act

Acted in 2001

•  Gambia Radio and Television Services Corporation Act

Acted in 2004

•  Wireless & Telegraphic (transmission, licensing & control) Regulation of the Telegraphic Station Act

Acted 1994

•  AU-E-Network Project financed by Government of India through African Union Commission

On-going

•  Construction of Technology Park

On-going

•  E-Government Strategy implementation

•  National E-Government Task Force

•  Government Web Portal

•  Inter-Governmental Connectivity

On-going

On-going

Proposed

•  Regional ICT Centers

Proposed

•  Preparation of NICI Implementation Plan (ICT4D 2012 Plan)

On-going

•  Formulation of Information and Communications Bill 2008

Completed