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Telecommunications in Guinea include radio, television, fixed and mobile radio, and the Internet.

The people of Guinea are among the poorest in West Africa The government licensed the country's first private broadcasters in 2006.

  • 4 AM, 8 FM, and 3 shortwave (1998).
  • Radios: 357,000 (1997).
  • Television stations:
  • one state-run TV station, Radio Télévision Guinéenne (RTG); foreign TV programming is available via satellite and cable subscription services (2011);
  • Main lines:
  • 18,000 lines in use, 115th in the world (2012);
  • 790,000 lines (2007).
  • Telephone system: inadequate system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and a new microwave radio relay system; Conakry reasonably well-served; coverage elsewhere remains inadequate and large companies tend to rely on their own systems for nationwide links; fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding and exceeds 40 per 100 persons (2011).

Internet

  • Top-level domain: .gn
  • 3,131 million users; 27% of the population (2017),
  • Wireless broadband: Unknown (2012).
  • Internet hosts: 15 hosts, 223rd in the world (2012).
  • Internet service providers: several ISPs including SKYVISON, ETI Bull, and Vizocom.

Internet censorship and surveillance

There are no government restrictions on access to the Internet or credible reports that the government monitors e-mail or Internet chat rooms without judicial oversight.

The constitution and law provide for freedom of speech and of the press, but the government, nevertheless, restricts these freedoms. Libel against the head of state, slander, and false reporting are subject to heavy fines. Some journalists accuse government officials of attempting to influence the tone of their reporting with inappropriate pressure and bribes. Some journalists hire bodyguards, and many practice self-censorship. Although the constitution and law provide for the inviolability of the home and legal searches require judicial search warrants, police reportedly ignore legal procedures in the pursuit of criminal suspects or when it serves their personal interests.