| Communications | Maldives |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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48,000 (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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122 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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494,400 (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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1,252 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: telephone services have improved; interatoll communication through microwave links; all inhabited islands and resorts are connected with telephone and fax service
domestic: each island now has at least 1 public telephone, and there are mobile-cellular networks with a rapidly expanding subscribership that exceeds 100 per 100 persons
international: country code - 960; linked to international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); satellite earth station - 3 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2009) |
Broadcast media:
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state-owned radio and television monopoly until recently; state-owned TV operates 2 channels; 2 privately-owned TV stations; state owns Voice of Maldives and operates both an entertainment and a music-based station; there are 5 privately-owned radio broadcast stations operating (2009) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 1 (2009) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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394,999 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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65,834 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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394,999 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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2 (2009) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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197,500 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.mv |
Internet hosts:
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2,164 (2010) |
Internet users:
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86,400 (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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219 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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