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Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 20,377 (2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 176

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total subscriptions: 900,120 (2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 229 (2017 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 161

Telephone system:
general assessment:  all inhabited islands and resorts are connected with telephone and fax service; two mobile operators extend LTE coverage;  tourism has strengthened the telecome market with investment; the unusually high mobile penetration rate is also helped by tourism; internet bandwidth increased 37% in 2016; mobile penetration passes 250% (2016)
domestic: each island now has at least 1 public telephone; fixed-line is at 5 per 100 persons and high mobile-cellular subscriptions stands at 229 per 100 persons  (2016)
international: country code - 960; linked to international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); satellite earth station - 3 Intelsat (Indian Ocean); submarine cable to Sri Lanka and India improve international bandwith and reduce access pricing for users; additional cables linking the main atolls have bolstered domestic connectivity (2016)

Broadcast media:
state-owned radio and TV monopoly until recently; 1 state-operated and 7 privately owned TV stations and 4 state-operated and 7 privately owned radio stations (2018)

Internet country code:
.mv

Internet users:
total: 232,210 (July 2016 est.)
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percent of population: 59.1% (July 2016 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 167

Broadband - fixed subscriptions:
total: 36,001 (2017 est.)
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 9 (2017 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 135