Telephones - main lines in use:
300 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 229
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: modern satellite-based communications system
domestic: radiotelephone service between islands
international: country code - 690; radiotelephone service to Samoa; government-regulated telephone service (TeleTok); satellite earth stations - 3

Broadcast media:
no broadcast television stations; each atoll operates a radio service that provides shipping news and weather reports (2009)

Internet country code:
.tk

Internet hosts:
526 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 179
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
800 (2008)
country comparison to the world: 215
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]