Telephones - main lines in use: Telephones - mobile cellular: Telephone system:
Broadcast media: Internet hosts: Internet users:
137,000 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 141
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]
254,000 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 176
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]
general assessment:
modern facilities
domestic:
totally automatic system; highly developed; the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links 14 of the islands and is designed to satisfy increasing demand for voice and broadband Internet services
international:
country code - 1-242; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 (2007)
2 TV stations operated by government-owned, commercially run Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas (BCB); multi-channel cable TV subscription service is available; about 15 radio stations operating with BCB operating a multi-channel radio broadcasting network alongside privately owned radio stations (2007)
20,661 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 117
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]
115,800 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 156
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]
Bahamas, The Communications 2015
https://photius.com/world_fact_book_2015/bahamas_the/bahamas_the_communications.html
SOURCE: 2015 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES
