the world; 0.7% of the population, 145th in the world (2012). Wireless broadband: 486,490 subscribers, 92nd in the world; 3.8% of the population, 117th in the world (2012). Internet hosts: 237 hosts, 197th in the world (2012). IPv4: 293,248 addresses allocated, less than 0.05% of the world total, 22.6 addresses per 1000 people. Internet service providers: 762 ISPs (2014). Internet censorship and surveillance There are no government restrictions on access to the Internet, or reports that the government monitors e-mail or Internet chat rooms without appropriate legal authority. Individuals and groups engage in the peaceful expression of views via the Internet, including by e‑mail. The constitution and law provide for freedom of speech and press; however, the government limits these rights in practice. Individuals can generally criticize the government publicly or privately without reprisal. The law criminalizes libel, and libel laws are used to block or punish critical reporting and commentary. The constitution and law prohibit arbitrary interference with privacy, family, home, or correspondence, and the government generally respects these prohibitions in practice. Scholarly communication Open access Open access to scholarly communication in Senegal is developing. The Consortium des Bibliothèques de l'Enseignement Supérieur du Sénégal (academic library consortium) and the Association Sénégalaise des Bibliothécaires, Archivistes et Documentalistes (professional society) have signed the Budapest Open Access Initiative. The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs funded in 2004–2007 the creation of scholarly publishing platforms in Africa ("Système d’information scientifique et technique"), which led to the 2006 launch of SIST Sénégal. According to UNESCO, the Bibliothèque SIST Sénégal is one of two open access repositories in Senegal, the other being Biens Culturels Africains at the Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire. See also Media of Senegal Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise, the Senegalese public broadcasting company. Terrestrial fibre optic cable projects in Senegal References External links NIC Senegal, registrar for the .sn domain.