As of 1 December 1999 the Central East African Railways, a consortium led by Railroad Development Corporation, won the right to operate the network.
In the past, Malawi's telecommunications system has been named as some of the poorest in Africa, but conditions are improving, with 130,000 land line telephones being connected between 2000 and 2007.
This was the first rail privatisation in Africa which did not involve a parastatal operator. The rail network totalled 797 kilometres in 2001.
As of 2001 there were 14 radio stations and 1 TV station. == Timeline == March 2008 == References == ==External links== UN Map RRDC map
There were 139,500 Internet users as of 2007, and 3 Internet service providers as of 2002.
The latter link has not been operational since the war in Mozambique and is in need of reconstruction. === Rail developments in 2006 === In 2006, a Brazilian company (VALE) announced plans to build a rail branch line to the Moatize coal mine in western Mozambique from the Nacala Corridor line to export coal via the port of Nacala; the link would cross Malawi.
Also in 2006, the president of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika asked his Mozambiquan counterpart, Armando Guebuza, to consider the provision of a new 250 kilometre rail connection from Nsanje - the then-current southern extent of Malawi Railways - to the Indian Ocean port of Chinde, near the mouth of the Zambesi. == Communications == As of 2007, there were 175,200 land line telephones in Malawi, and 1.051 million cell phones, which is approximately 8 cell phones per 100 people.
Also in 2006, the president of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika asked his Mozambiquan counterpart, Armando Guebuza, to consider the provision of a new 250 kilometre rail connection from Nsanje - the then-current southern extent of Malawi Railways - to the Indian Ocean port of Chinde, near the mouth of the Zambesi. == Communications == As of 2007, there were 175,200 land line telephones in Malawi, and 1.051 million cell phones, which is approximately 8 cell phones per 100 people.
In the past, Malawi's telecommunications system has been named as some of the poorest in Africa, but conditions are improving, with 130,000 land line telephones being connected between 2000 and 2007.
There were 139,500 Internet users as of 2007, and 3 Internet service providers as of 2002.
As of 2001 there were 14 radio stations and 1 TV station. == Timeline == March 2008 == References == ==External links== UN Map RRDC map
Smaller ports exist at Monkey Bay, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota and Chilumba. The MV Ilala connects Likoma Island with the mainland, as well as the Malawian and Mozambican sides of the lake. In 2010, a port in Nsanje was opened to connect the country through the Shire and Zambezi rivers with the Indian Ocean.
An extension from Mchinji to Chipata in Zambia opened in 2010, and there is a proposal to eventually link up from there with the TAZARA railway at Mpika.
As of 2015, the port is not operational due to unresolved contracts with Mozambique. == Air transport== Malawian Airlines Limited is the national airline of Malawi which operates regional passenger service.
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