| Communications | Saint Helena |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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3,000 (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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390 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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void |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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void |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: can communicate worldwide
domestic: automatic digital network
international: country code (Saint Helena) - 290, (Ascension Island) - 247; international direct dialing; satellite voice and data communications; satellite earth stations - 5 (Ascension Island - 4, Saint Helena - 1) |
Broadcast media:
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St. Helena has no local TV station; 2 local radio stations, one of which is relayed to Ascension Island; satellite TV stations rebroadcast terrestrially; Ascension Island has no local TV station, but has 1 local radio station and receives relays of broadcasts from 1 St. Helena radio station; broadcasts from the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) are available, as well as TV services for the US military; Tristan da Cunha has 1 local radio station and receives BFBS TV and radio broadcasts (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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Saint Helena: AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0
Ascension: AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (2005) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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7,700 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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7,700 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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void |
Television broadcast stations:
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0 (3 television channels are received via satellite and distributed by UHF) (2005) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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void |
Internet country code:
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.sh; note - Ascension Island assigned .ac |
Internet hosts:
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6,873 (2010) |
Internet users:
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900 (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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117 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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South Africa maintains a meteorological station on Gough Island |
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