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Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 413,100 (2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 30 (2017 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 102

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total subscriptions: 1,839,500 (2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 136 (2017 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 152

Telephone system:
general assessment: small system with good service; LTE and fibre broadband service are available; government building a national Wi-Fi network; partial privatisation of biggest telc, open to competition (2016)
domestic: fixed-line teledensity roughly 30 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services  teledensity approaching 136 per 100 persons (2016)
international: country code - 230; landing point or hub for the SAFE submarine cable that provides links to Asia and South Africa where it connects to the SAT-3/WASC submarine cable that provides further links to parts of East Africa, and Europe; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean); new microwave link to Reunion; HF radiotelephone links to several countries (2016)

Broadcast media:
the government maintains control over TV broadcasting through the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), which only operates digital TV stations since June 2015; MBC is a shareholder in a local company that operates 2 pay-TV stations; the state retains the largest radio broadcast network with multiple stations; several private radio broadcasters have entered the market since 2001; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available (2017)

Internet country code:
.mu

Internet users:
total: 717,618 (July 2016 est.)
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percent of population: 53.2% (July 2016 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 141

Broadband - fixed subscriptions:
total: 246,000 (2017 est.)
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18 (2017 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 102