Editing Telecommunications in Mali (section)

==Internet==
[[File:Geekcorps computer training class, Bamako, Mali.jpg|thumb|300px|A computer training center in [[Bamako]].]]
{{See also |Human rights in Mali#Internet Freedom |l1=Internet freedom in Mali}}

'''[[Top-level domain]]:''' [[.ml]]

'''Internet users:'''
414,985 users or 2.9% of the population (2011). Internet usage is low by international standards, ranked 123 of 125 by the UN in 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url-status=dead |url=http://globalis.gvu.unu.edu/indicator_detail.cfm?IndicatorID=44&Country=ML |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070713185347/http://globalis.gvu.unu.edu/indicator_detail.cfm?IndicatorID=44&Country=ML |archive-date=2007-07-13 |website=Globalis |title=Mali - Internet users }}</ref>

'''Internet Service Providers (ISPs):'''
13 (2001).
There are an estimated 25 private internet service providers. Recently an association has been formed called AFIM (Association de Fournisseurs de l'Internet au Mali), which is intended to represent these providers.

SOTELMA the state telecom, provides X.25 and dial-up telephone services. Many operators offer dial-up internet service, and wireless internet services. Most ISPs are small Bamako based providers with a VSAT connection, a cyber cafe and use wireless systems (Alviron, 802.11a,b, g, Motorola) to share their service with their clients. Bamako has at least 21 wireless providers, ranging from small VSAT operators, to sophisticated, multi-access point, full services providers.