Monaco Communications - 2022

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Telephones - fixed lines

total subscriptions: 43,706 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 111 (2020 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

total subscriptions: 35,485 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 90 (2020 est.)

Telecommunication systems

general assessment: modern automatic telephone system; the country's sole fixed-line operator offers a full range of services to residential and business customers; competitive mobile telephony market; 4G LTE widely available (2020)

domestic: fixed-line a little over 111 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 90 per 100 persons (2020)

international: country code - 377; landing points for the EIG and Italy-Monaco submarine cables connecting Monaco to Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia; no satellite earth stations; connected by cable into the French communications system (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 a downturn, particularly in mobile device production; progress toward 5G implementation has resumed, as well as upgrades to infrastructure; consumer spending on telecom services has increased due to the surge in demand for capacity and bandwidth; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home is still evident, and the spike in this area has seen growth opportunities for development of new tools and increased services

Broadcast media

TV Monte-Carlo operates a TV network; cable TV available; Radio Monte-Carlo has extensive radio networks in France and Italy with French-language broadcasts to France beginning in the 1960s and Italian-language broadcasts to Italy beginning in the 1970s; other radio stations include Riviera Radio and Radio Monaco

Internet country code

.mc

Internet users

total: 37,798 (2019 est.)

percent of population: 97% (2019 est.)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

total: 20,877 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 53 (2020 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Monaco on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Monaco 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Monaco 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.