Communications in the Bahamas

Communications in the Bahamas

Telephones - main lines in use: 139,900 (2004)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 185,000 (Q1 2006)

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 11, shortwave 0 (2004)

Television broadcast stations: 2 (one in Nassau and one in Freeport, a rebroadcast transmitter (2004)

Country code: .bs

Internet Hosts: 359 (2005)

Internet Users: 93,000 (2005)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
* Coralwave ( [http://www.coralwave.com/ www.coralwave.com] ) cable, direct fibre
* Batelnet ( [http://www.batelnet.bs/ www.batelnet.bs] ) dial up, DSL
* Speedway Internet ( [http://www.xspbahamas.com/ www.xspbahamas.com] ) dial up, DSL, wireless
* DSL Bahamas ( [http://www.dslbahamas.com/ www.dslbahamas.com] ) DSL
* BGC ( [http://www.bgcfreedom.com/ www.bgcfreedom.com] ) wireless
* Out Island Internet ( [http://www.abacoinet.com/ www.abacoinet.com] ) dial up, wireless

References

*factbook

External links

* [http://www.univox.com/radio/zns.html ZNS Radio Bahamas]

ee also

* Bahamas
* ZNS-TV 13
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