| Telephones - main lines in use | 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.) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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