Communications in Barbados
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Communications in Barbados This article discusses facts regarding communications in Barbados.
- Telephones - main lines in use
- 90,000 (1995) - 135,700 (2004)
- Telephones - mobile cellular
- 4,614 (1995) - 135,700 (2004)
- Telephone system
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- general assessment: NA
- domestic: island-wide automatic telephone system
- international:
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- country code - +1-(246);
- Satellite earth stations - 1 (Intelsat -- (Atlantic Ocean); with tropospheric scatter to Trinidad and Saint Lucia).
- Radio broadcast stations
- AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998) - AM 2, FM 6, shortwave 0 (2004) - AM 2, FM 6+, shortwave 0 (2006)
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- (Gospel 790AM, CBC 900AM)
- (BBS 90.7FM, VOB 92.9FM, HOTT 95.3FM, Mix 96.9FM, The One 98.1FM, WE 99.9FM(SVG), Q 100.7FM, Faith 102.1FM, Love 104.1FM, Radio GED 106.1 FM)
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- Radios
- 237,000 (1997)
- Television broadcast stations
- 1 (plus two cable channels) (2004)
- Televisions
- 76,000 (1997)
- Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
- 3+ (1999)
- (CariAccess, CaribSurf, TeleBarbados/Freemotion.bb, Sunbeach Communications)
- Internet country code
- .BB
- Internet hosts
- 241 (2005)
- Internet users
- 150,000 (2005)
[edit] Reference
- This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain. (2000, 2004 and 2006).
- See also : Barbados
[edit] External links
- Ministry of Economic Affairs and Development - of Barbados (Development division)
- telecoms.gov.bb - Government of Barbados' Telecommunications unit
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