Page last updated on February 08, 2019

Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 11,000 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 10 (July 2016 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 192

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total subscriptions: 80,000 (July 2016 est.)
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 75 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 194

Telephone system:
general assessment: competition between Tonga Telecommunications Corporation (TCC) and Digicel Tonga Limited is accelerating expansion of telecommunications; both parties provide high speed Internet, mobile telephone networks, and international telecom services; Digicel also holds a telecommunication license after its acquisition of TonFon (a subsidiary of former Shoreline Communications Tonga); submarine cable infrastructure, managed by Tonga Cable Limited, has also been brought to the country by Asian Development Bank and World Bank aid (2016)
domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity about 85 telephones per 100 persons; fully automatic switched network (2016)
international: country code - 676; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2016)

Broadcast media:
1 state-owned TV station and 3 privately owned TV stations; satellite and cable TV services are available; 1 state-owned and 3 privately owned radio stations; Radio Australia broadcasts available via satellite (2015)

Internet country code:
.to

Internet users:
total: 42,552 (July 2016 est.)
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percent of population: 40% (July 2016 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 198

Broadband - fixed subscriptions:
total: 3,000 (2017 est.)
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 3 (2017 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 183