Communications in Greenland

Communications in Greenland

There is by law, only 1 (one) service provider for tele communications and Internet in Greenland. It is TELE Greenland http://www.tele.gl
This is one example of monopoly that is common in Greenland.
Telephones - main lines in use:23,500 (2008)

Telephones - mobile cellular:app. 50,000 (2008)

Telephone system:There is adequate domestic and international service provided by cables and microwave radio relay; the system was totally digitalized in 1995.
"domestic:"microwave radio relay
"international:"2 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:AM 5, FM 12, shortwave 0 (1998)

Radios:27,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:1 publicly owned station, some local low-power stations, and three American Forces Network (United States Air Force) stations (1997)

Televisions:22,000 (1997)

The state broadcaster is Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa or KNR http://knr.gl , which provides one television and one radio service nationwide. Both broadcast in Greenlandic and Danish. There is also an umbrella organization in Greenland, known as the STTK, that operates local radio and TV stations throughout Greenland.

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):1 (1999)

Internet users:9,071 (2002)

Country code (Top-level domain): GL

:"See also :" Greenland


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