domain: .sl Internet users: 71,318 users, 176th in the world; 1.3% of the population, 207th in the world (2012); 14,900 (2009). Internet hosts: 282 hosts (2012). IPv4: 44,032 addresses allocated, less than 0.05% of the world total, 78.6 addresses per 1000 people (2012). Internet Service Providers (ISPs) (2014): Cajutel Afcom Iptel Limeline Onlime Sierra WiFi Alemobet Innovations VSAT Satellite Service Providers (2014): GlobalTT Limeline Onlime Vizocom Internet access in Sierra Leone has been sparse, but is on the increase, especially since the introduction of 3G cellular phone services across the country and the arrival of the ACE cable in Freetown in the second half of 2011. Freetown has Internet cafes and other businesses offering Internet access. Problems experienced with access to the Internet include an intermittent electricity supply and a slow connection speed in the country outside Freetown. Outside of Freetown enterprises generally have to rely on VSAT satellite services. Internet censorship and surveillance There are no government restrictions on access to the Internet or credible reports that the government monitors e-mail or Internet chat rooms. Individuals and groups engage in the expression of views via the Internet, including by e-mail. The constitution and law provide for freedom of speech and press, and the government generally respects these rights. An independent press, a generally effective judiciary, and a functioning democratic political system combine to ensure freedom of speech and press. The law criminalizes defamatory and seditious libel, but is rarely applied. Its threatened application may stifle expression and journalists do engage in self-censorship. The constitution and laws prohibit arbitrary interference with privacy, family, home, or correspondence, and the government generally respects these prohibitions. See also Media in Sierra Leone References External links NIC.sl, registrar for the .sl domain. Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC), web site. Sierra Leone: Launch the First Public Broadcasting Service, International Center for Journalists.