| Communications | Mauritius |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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387,700 (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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298 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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1.191 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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914 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: small system with good service
domestic: monopoly over fixed-line services terminated in 2005; fixed-line teledensity roughly 30 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services launched in 1989 with teledensity in 2009 reaching 85 per 100 persons
international: country code - 230; landing point for the SAFE submarine cable that provides links to Asia and South Africa where it connects to the SAT-3/WASC submarine cable that provides further links to parts of East Africa, and Europe; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean); new microwave link to Reunion; HF radiotelephone links to several countries (2009) |
Broadcast media:
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the government maintains control over TV broadcasting through the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), which operates 3 analog and 10 digital TV stations; MBC is a shareholder in a local company that operates 2 pay TV stations; the state retains the largest radio broadcast network with multiple stations; several private radio broadcasters have entered the market since 2001; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 4, FM 9, shortwave 0 (2001) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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325,930 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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144,858 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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void |
Television broadcast stations:
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2 (plus several repeaters) (1997) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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651,859 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.mu |
Internet hosts:
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36,653 (2010) |
Internet users:
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290,000 (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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223 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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