Communications in Antarctica
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Telephones - main lines in use:
0
(note: information for US bases only (2001))
Telephones - mobile cellular: NA; Iridium system in use
Telephone system:
general assessment:
local systems at some research stations
domestic:
NA
international:
via satellite from some research stations
Radio broadcast stations:
AM: NA,
FM: 2,
shortwave: 1
(note: information for US bases only (2002))
Radios: NA
Television broadcast stations:
1 (cable system with six channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo)
(note: information for US bases only (2002))
Televisions:
several hundred at McMurdo Station (US)
(note: information for US bases only (2001))
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): a fiber cable on polar plateau planned to finish in 2009 [1]
Country code (Top level domain): AQ
Information from CIA World Factbook, 2002 edition
- See also: Antarctica