Telephones - fixed lines: Telephones - mobile cellular: Telephone system: Broadcast media: Internet users:
total subscriptions: 21,341
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 23 (July 2015 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 184
total: 148,000
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 160 (July 2015 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 184
general assessment: effective system
domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 180 telephones per 100 persons; radiotelephone communications between islands in the archipelago
international: country code - 248; direct radiotelephone communications with adjacent island countries and African coastal countries; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2015)
the government operates the only terrestrial TV station, which provides local programming and airs broadcasts from international services; multi-channel cable and satellite TV are available through 2 providers; the government operates 1 AM and 1 FM radio (2016)
total: 54,000
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 58.1% (July 2015 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 184