The following is an outline of communications technology in Morocco.

Contents 1 Telephone system 1.1 Domestic Telephone system 1.2 International Telephone System 2 Radio broadcast 3 Television 4 Internet 4.1 Broadband Internet access 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Telephone system

• main lines in use: 2.394 million (2007) : estimation
• mobile cellular: 21 million (2007) : estimation

source: ^[1]

[edit] Domestic Telephone system

Morocco has a good system composed of open-wire lines, cables, and microwave radio relay links. The internet is available but expensive. The principal switching centers are Casablanca and Rabat. The national network is nearly 100% digital using fiber-optic links. An improved rural service employs microwave radio relay.

[edit] International Telephone System

The system has seven submarine cables, three satellite earth stations, two Intelsat (over the Atlantic Ocean) and one Arabsat. There is a microwave radio relay to Gibraltar, Spain and the Western Sahara. Coaxial cables and microwave radio relays exist to Algeria. Morocco is a participant in Medarabtel and a fiber-optic cable links from Agadir to Algeria and Tunisia.

[edit] Radio broadcast

• AM stations 25,
• FM stations 31,
• shortwave 11 (2007)
• Radio sets: 7.78 million (2007)

[edit] Television

• Television broadcast stations: 36 (plus 35 repeaters) (2007)
• Televisions receivers: 5.6 million (2007)

[edit] Internet

• Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 27 (1999)
• Country code (Top level domain): MA

The country has more than 7,3 internet users in 2008.^[2]

[edit] Broadband Internet access

Operated by Maroc Telecom. The service started as a test in November 2002 before it was launched in October 2003. The service is offered by the subsidiary Menara. It offers the following options:

• Menara ADSL 128 kbit/s (around €11)
• Menara ADSL 256 kbit/s (around €13)
• Menara ADSL 512 kbit/s (around €17)
• Menara ADSL 1 Mbit/s (around €26)
• Menara ADSL 2 Mbit/s (around €34)
• Menara ADSL 4 Mbit/s (around €52)
• Menara ADSL2+ 8 Mbit/s (around €69)
• Menara ADSL2+ 20 Mbit/s (around €78)

The installation is free, but the ADSL modem is not always free (only during promotions).

• Wana, formerly known as "Maroc Connect".
• Méditel 3.5 Mbit/s (around €50)

[edit] See also

• Mincom

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Morocco Telecom market
• Maroc Telecom IPO

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