Lesotho telecommunications are highly modern and technologically advanced. There are both mobile phones and main line phones in use in the country. About 48,000 main line telephones are in use, while the number of mobile subscribers sum up to 2,49,800 (as per 2005 report). Besides, 51,500 people have access to internet connection. The internet country code of Lesotho is ‘.ls’.
International Telephone Exchange, which is located in the capital city of Maseru, has got a connection with the satellite earth station at Ha Sofina. This caters to telex, facsimile and direct dialing facility, both local and overseas. The emergence of internet has brought about a great deal of development in the domestic and international telecommunication services. Econet Ezi Cel Lesotho and Vodacom Lesotho (VCL Communications) provides mobile phone services in Lesotho.
Lesotho Telecommunications Regulatory Authority came up in the year of 2000. It is engaged in the regulation of Lesotho telecom sector. It was established in accordance with the Lesotho Telecommunications Act of 2000. It aims at establishing an efficient telecommunication system in the country.
The public telecommunication in Lesotho is provided by Telecom Lesotho (TCL). A telephone directory is published by the Telecom Lesotho. A web portal is also operated by it in partnership with AC Braby. It provides a number of packages to the private and business telephone users. These packages include Lekomo Classic, Lekomo Flexi and Lekomo Platinum. These help the customers to make calls at a cheaper rate, send SMS. The voice mail facility and peak and off-peak rate are also provided by this company. They provide services to the customers at the best possible rate. The customer service centers are always there to help the customers with solutions. Telecom Lesotho also provides facilities for card system to the customers. There are cards like:
- International Prepaid Calling Card
- Low Denomination Recharge Cards
- Silver Card
- Gold Card
Telecom Lesotho, Vodacom Lesotho, Econet Ezi-Cel Lesotho and Bethlehem Technologies Internet and Broadcasting Carrier are all licensed telecommunication operators of Lesotho.
Given below are the contact numbers of some of the
Lesotho telecommunications service providers:
Telecom Lesotho
PO Box-1037
Maseru 100, Lesotho
Tel: +266 22211000
Vodacom Lesotho (VCL): +266 22212000
Econet Ezi Cel Lesotho: +266 22214800
