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Media in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are both nationally and internationally state owned and operated.

[edit] Telecommunications

The postal, telephone, and telegraph services are owned and operated by the government. In 2002 there were an estimated 10,000 mainline phones in use nationwide. In 2003 there were an estimated 19 cell phones in use for every 1,000 people. State-controlled radio and television transmissions, operated under Radio-Television Nationale Congolaise (RTNC), are the prominent broadcasting stations, reaching the largest number of citizens. The RTNC radio broadcast of La Voix du Congo, is available in French, Swahili, Lingala, Tshiluba, and Kikongo. There are also many privately run broadcasting stations. In 2001, there were 3 AM and 11 FM radio stations and 4 television stations. In 2003, there were an estimated 385 radios and 2 television sets for every 1,000 people.

[edit] Print

Major newspapers are only nominally privately owned. Journalists must be members of the state-controlled union to practise their profession. The press today is firmly under MPR control. The largest dailies are La Depeche (2002 circulation, 20,000), Courrier d’Afrique (15,000), and Salongo (10,000).

[edit] Freedom of Speech

While the constitution provides for freedom of speech and the press, the government has restricted this right in practise.

[edit] See also

• Communications in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Censorship in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

[edit] References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Library of Congress Country Studies.

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