Communications in the Falkland Islands
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Telephones - main lines in use: NA
Telephones - mobile cellular: Cable & Wireless launched "Touch" a GSM 900 mobile service during December 2005. Roaming will be available during mid 2006.
Telephone system:
domestic: Telephone penetration by household is 100%. Services in Stanley are delivered via fibre optic and copper; in the remainder of the Islands the service is delivered via wireless technology
international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) with links through the United Kingdom to other countries
IDD Code 500
Radio broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0
The Falkland Islands Broadcasting Service (FIBS) operates a radio network in conjunction with the BBC World Service, while the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) operates two networks of its own.
Radios: 1,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 2
1 operated by the BFBS live since 1997, which carries a compilation of the United Kingdom domestic channels. BFBS TV1 is freely available to non-military audiences, while BFBS TV2 is only available in the Mount Pleasant military base.
A local subscription service, KTV, carries satellite channels such as ESPN, Discovery CNN International and Turner Classic Movies (from the United States) and BBC World from the United Kingdom.
Televisions: 1,008 (2001) -
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): Cable and Wireless provide the Horizon service - penetration over 80% There is currently no ADSL or broadband internet service on the Islands.
- See also : Falkland Islands
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