| Telephones - main lines in use | total subscriptions: 8,808 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 40.78 (2019 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | total subscriptions: 29,033 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 134.41 (2019 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | general assessment: well-developed mobile sector, recently boosted by satellite network capacity upgrades; 3G services available with satellite; lack of telecom regulations; newest and most powerful commercial satellite, Kacific-1 satellite, launched in 2019 to improve telecommunications in the Asia Pacific region (2020) domestic: fixed-line 41 per 100 and mobile-cellular services 134 per 100 persons (2019) international: country code - 680; landing point for the SEA-US submarine cable linking Palau, Philippines, Micronesia, Indonesia, Hawaii (US), Guam (US) and California (US); satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (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 | no broadcast TV stations; a cable TV network covers the major islands and provides access to 4 local cable stations, rebroadcasts (on a delayed basis) of a number of US stations, as well as access to a number of real-time satellite TV channels; about a half dozen radio stations (1 government-owned) (2019) |
| Internet country code | .pw |
| Internet users | total: 7,650 percent of population: 36% (July 2016 est.) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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