Short facts about communications in Guam

Telephones - main lines in use:

84,134 (1998)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

55,000 (1998)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers domestic:  modern digital system, including cellular mobile service and local access to the Internet international:  satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); submarine cables to US and Japan (Guam is a trans-Pacific communications hub for MCI, Sprint, AT&T, IT&E, and GTE, linking the US and Asia)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 4, FM 7, shortwave 0 (1998)

Radios:

221,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

5 (1997)

Televisions:

106,000 (1997)

Internet country code:

.gu

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

20 (2000)

Internet users:

5,000 (2000)

Source: World Factbook