Communications in the Bahamas
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Telephones - main lines in use: 131,700 (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 121,800 (2002)
Telephone system:
domestic: totally automatic system; highly developed
international: tropospheric scatter and submarine cable to Florida; 3 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Area code: 242
Radio broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2004)
Television broadcast stations: 2 (2004)
Country code: .bs
Internet Hosts: 302 (2003)
Internet Users: 84,000 (2003)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
- Coralwave (www.coralwave.com) cable, direct fibre
- Batelnet (www.batelnet.bs) dial up, DSL
- Speedway Internet (www.xspbahamas.com) dial up, DSL, wireless
- DSL Bahamas (www.dslbahamas.com) DSL
- BGC (www.bgcfreedom.com) wireless
- Out Island Internet (www.abacoinet.com) dial up, DSL, wireless
Reference
Much of the material in this article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2005.