Mass media in Liberia

Mass media in Liberia include the press, radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.

[1] Prior to the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 2007, the state-owned Liberia Telecommunications Corporation (LIBTELCO) held a legal monopoly for all fixed line services in Liberia, and remains the sole licensed fixed line telephone service provider in the country.

[22] Two licensed GSM cellular mobile service providers operate in the country: Lonestar Cell and CellCom.

[29] The constitution provides for freedom of speech and press, and the government generally respects these rights in practice.

[29] President Sirleaf endorsed and signed the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers' Declaration of Table Mountain in Monrovia on 21 July 2012, committing to the core principles of a free press and calling for the repeal of the criminal defamation and insult laws regularly used against journalists.