Telecommunications in Cameroon include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
During First World War, Germans followed a scorched-earth policy that meant the destruction of communication lines, included telephone and telegraph.
[1] In British Cameroon, from 1916 to 1950s, communications in the country relied on flag post runners that had been described as "human telephone lines".
The government requires nonprofit rural radio stations to submit applications to broadcast, but they were exempt from licensing fees.
[5] Although the constitution and law prohibit arbitrary interference with privacy, family, home, or correspondence, these rights are subject to restriction for the "higher interests of the state", and there are credible reports that police and gendarmes harass citizens, conduct searches without warrants, and open or seize mail with impunity.