Pitcairn Islands Communications - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Telecommunication systems

general assessment: satellite-based phone services; rural connectivity a challenge; 2G services widespread; demand for mobile broadband due to mobile services providing Internet source; the launch of the Kacific-1 satellite in 2019 will improve telecommunications in the region (2020)

domestic: local phone service with international connections via Internet (2018)

international: country code - 872; satellite earth station - 1 Inmarsat

Broadcast media

satellite TV from Fiji-based Sky Pacific offering a wide range of international channels

Internet country code

.pn

Internet users

total: 37 (2021 est.)

percent of population: 96.2% (2021 est.)

Communications - note

satellite-based local phone service and broadband Internet connections available in all homes

NOTE: The information regarding Pitcairn Islands on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Pitcairn Islands 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Pitcairn Islands 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.