Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 2,000
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18
(July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
213
Telephones - mobile cellular:
total subscriptions: 7,600
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 69
(July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
214
Telephone system:
general assessment:
serves particular needs for internal communications; small global scale of 10,000 people on 9 inhabited islands; mobile subscriber penetration at 40% and broadband at 10% penetration; govt owned and sole provider of telecommunications services; satellite technology; hopeful future 5-year contract to improve high speed Internet for schools, hospitals and banks; 3G not launched yet
(2018)
domestic:
radiotelephone communications between islands; fixed-line 18 per 100 and mobile-cellular 69 per 100
(2018)
international:
country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite
Broadcast media:
no TV stations; many households use satellite dishes to watch foreign TV stations; 1 government-owned radio station, Radio Tuvalu, includes relays of programming from international broadcasters
(2019)
Internet users:
total: 5,042
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 46%
(July 2016 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
214
Broadband - fixed subscriptions:
total: 1,000
[see also: Broadband - fixed subscriptions - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 9
(2017 est.)
[see also: Broadband - fixed subscriptions - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
193