Montserrat Communications - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Telephones - fixed lines

total subscriptions: 3,227

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 60.4 (2019 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

total subscriptions: 5,377

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 100.66 (2019 est.)

Telecommunication systems

general assessment: telecom market one of growth in Caribbean and fully digitalized; high dependency on tourism and offshore financial services; operators expand FttP (Fiber to Home) services; LTE launches and operators invest in mobile networks; effective competition in all sectors (2020)

domestic: fixed-line 60 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity 101 per 100 persons (2019)

international: country code - 1-664; landing point for the ECFS optic submarine cable with links to 14 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad (2019)

note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became evident, and received some support from governments

Broadcast media

Radio Montserrat, a public radio broadcaster, transmits on 1 station and has a repeater transmission to a second station; repeater transmissions from the GEM Radio Network of Trinidad and Tobago provide another 2 radio stations; cable and satellite TV available (2007)

Internet country code

.ms

Internet users

total: 2,860

percent of population: 54.6% (July 2016 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Montserrat on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Montserrat 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Montserrat 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.