Telecommunications in Zambia includes radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
The state-owned Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) operates three radio networks.
A domestic satellite system is being installed to improve telephone service in rural areas.
The law requires a search or arrest warrant before police may enter a home, except during a state of emergency or when police suspect a person has committed an offense such as treason, sedition, defamation of the president, or unlawful assembly.
The law grants the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC), the Zambia Security Intelligence Service (ZSIS), and police authority to monitor communications using wiretaps with a warrant issued on the basis of probable cause, and authorities generally respect this requirement.