additional access to information. There are more than 7 million mobile telephone subscribers, representing close to 40 percent of Cameroon’s population. Internet services are gradually becoming available on handsets, while the expansion of wireless networks will eventually take the internet to even the most remote parts of the country. The government is deploying an ambitious fibre optic network, which industry insiders say will greatly enhance quality. With its mixed blessings of under performance and potentially revolutionising prospects, Cameroon’s media professionals and other stakeholders together will only have themselves to blame if the media does not rise to the occasion to attain its full potential and contribute to national development. 64 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER CAMEROON 2011