. 8   percent ▁of ▁Mad agas car ' s ▁f ok ont any ▁had ▁access ▁to ▁water ▁provided ▁by ▁J ir ama , ▁while ▁ 9 . 5   percent ▁had ▁access ▁to ▁its ▁electric ity ▁services . ▁Fif ty - six ▁percent ▁of ▁Mad agas car ' s ▁power ▁is ▁provided ▁by ▁hydro elect ric ▁power ▁plants , ▁with ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 4 4 % ▁provided ▁by ▁dies el ▁engine ▁gener ators . ▁Mobile ▁tele phone ▁and ▁internet ▁access ▁are ▁w ides p read ▁in ▁urban ▁areas ▁but ▁remain ▁limited ▁in ▁rural ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 3 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁districts ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁access ▁the ▁nations ' ▁several ▁private ▁tele communic ations ▁networks ▁via ▁mobile ▁tele ph ones ▁or ▁land ▁lines . ▁ ▁Radio ▁broadcast s ▁remain ▁the ▁principal ▁means ▁by ▁which ▁the ▁Mal ag asy ▁population ▁access ▁international , ▁national , ▁and ▁local ▁news . ▁Only ▁state ▁radio ▁broadcast s ▁are ▁transm itted ▁across ▁the ▁entire ▁island . ▁H undred s ▁of ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁stations ▁with ▁local ▁or ▁regional ▁range ▁provide ▁alternatives ▁to ▁state ▁broadcast ing . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁television ▁channel , ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁priv ately ▁owned ▁television ▁stations ▁broadcast ▁local ▁and ▁international ▁programming ▁throughout ▁Mad agas car . ▁Several ▁media ▁out lets ▁are ▁owned ▁by ▁political ▁part is ans ▁or ▁polit icians ▁themselves , ▁including ▁the ▁media ▁groups ▁M BS ▁( owned ▁by ▁R aval oman ana ) ▁and ▁V iva ▁( owned ▁by ▁R ajo el