| Telephones - main lines in use | total subscriptions: 20,122 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 21.17 (2019 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | total subscriptions: 193,672 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 203.78 (2019 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | general assessment: effective system; direct international calls to over 100 countries; radiotelephone communications between islands in the archipelago; 3 ISPs; use of Internet cafes' for access to Internet; 4G services and 5G pending (2020) domestic: fixed-line 21 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity is 198 telephones per 100 persons (2019) international: country code - 248; landing points for the PEACE and the SEAS submarine cables providing connectivity to Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia; direct radiotelephone communications with adjacent island countries and African coastal countries; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian 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 | the national broadcaster, Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), which is funded by taxpayer money, operates the only terrestrial TV station, which provides local programming and airs broadcasts from international services; a privately owned Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) channel also provides local programming multi-channel cable and satellite TV are available through 2 providers; the national broadcaster operates 1 AM and 1 FM radio station; there are 2 privately operated radio stations; transmissions of 2 international broadcasters are accessible in Victoria (2019) |
| Internet country code | .sc |
| Internet users | total: 55,616 percent of population: 58.77% (July 2018 est.) |
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | total: 26,974 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 28.38 (2019 est.) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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