Telephones - main lines in use: Telephones - mobile cellular: Telephone system:
Broadcast media: Internet hosts: Internet users:
1,450 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 220
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]
2,800 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 217
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]
general assessment:
serves particular needs for internal communications
domestic:
radiotelephone communications between islands
international:
country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite (2007)
no TV stations; many households use satellite dishes to watch foreign TV stations; 1 government-owned radio station, Radio Tuvalu, includes relays of programming from international broadcasters (2009)
145,158 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 80
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]
4,200 (2008)
country comparison to the world: 206
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]