*Internet access includes mobile internet, Laptop and computer device based access. 2.4 Telephone and Mobile Use The Regional Communications Initiative Programme Malawi monitoring and evaluation survey of telephone and mobile providers provides that mobile subscriptions constitute 27% of the country’s population figures and this translates to country’s current Telecommunications spread in terms of mobile subscribers per 1,000 people (Teledensity) of 267 based on available RCIPMW secondary data. Internet penetration in Malawi per 100 people is at 3.33 according to 2011 figures reported on www.okii.com, Internet penetration measures number of people with access to the world wide network. The country’s current Telecommunications spread in terms of phone subscriber lines per 1,000 people (Teledensity) is at 5.04. TABLE 3 PERCENTAGE OF INDIVIDUALS WITH TELEPHONE AND MOBILE DEVICES PERCENTAGE OF INDIVIDUAL WITH TELEPHONE AND MOBILE DEVICES IN YEAR 2012 Total Percentage Per 1000 Subscriptions to persons population figure Mobile 3,951,572 27% 276 Mobile with Data 176,086 0.01% 11.9 Landline 74,532 0.1% 5.04 Source: Computed from RCIPMW Monitoring and Evaluation Survey Results, 2012 21

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