Editing Economy of Guinea (section)

=== Communications ===
{{Further|Telecommunications in Guinea}}

The people of Guinea are among the poorest in West Africa<ref name=BBCNews-GuineaProfile-2012>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13442054 ""], ''BBC News'', 14 March 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2014.</ref> and this reality is reflected in the development of the country's telecommunications environment. Radio is the most important source of information for the public in Guinea, and the only one to reach the entire country.

There is a single government-owned radio network, a growing number of private radio stations, and one government TV station. The fixed telephone system is inadequate, with just 18,000 lines to serve the country's 10.5&nbsp;million inhabitants in 2012. The mobile cellular system is growing rapidly and had an estimated 4.8&nbsp;million lines in 2012. Internet usage is very low, reaching just 1.5% of the population in 2012.