| Telephones - main lines in use | total subscriptions: 7,461 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 42.02 (2019 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | total subscriptions: 32,332 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 182.09 (2019 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | general assessment: modern internal telephone system with fiber-optic trunk lines; telecom sector provides a relatively high contribution to overall GDP; numerous competitors licensed, but small and localized; major growth sectors include the mobile telephony and data segments (2020) domestic: fixed-line teledensity is about 42 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 182 per 100 persons (2019) international: country code - 1-264; landing points for the SSCS, ECFS, GCN and Southern Caribbean Fiber with submarine cable links to Caribbean islands and to the US; microwave radio relay to island of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten (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 | 1 private TV station; multi-channel cable TV subscription services are available; about 10 radio stations, one of which is government-owned |
| Internet country code | .ai |
| Internet users | total: 14,211 percent of population: 81.57% (July 2018 est.) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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