Saint Lucia Communications - 2023

Telephones - fixed lines

total subscriptions: 14,000 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 8 (2021 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

total subscriptions: 170,000 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 96 (2021 est.)

Telecommunication systems

general assessment: an adequate system that is automatically switched; good interisland and international connections; broadband access; expanded FttP (Fiber to the Home) and LTE markets; regulatory development; telecom sector contributes to the overall GDP; telecom sector is a growth area (2020)

domestic: fixed-line teledensity is 8 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 96 per 100 persons (2021)

international: country code - 1-758; landing points for the ECFS and Southern Caribbean Fiber submarine cables providing connectivity to numerous Caribbean islands; direct microwave radio relay link with Martinique and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; tropospheric scatter to Barbados (2019)

Broadcast media

3 privately owned TV stations; 1 public TV station operating on a cable network; multi-channel cable TV service available; a mix of state-owned and privately owned broadcasters operate nearly 25 radio stations including repeater transmission stations (2019)

Internet country code

.lc

Internet users

total: 140,400 (2021 est.)

percent of population: 78% (2021 est.)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

total: 33,000 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18 (2020 est.)