Short facts about communications in Kiribati

Telephones - main lines in use:

2,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

NA

Telephone system:

general assessment:  NA domestic:  NA international:  satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) note:  Kiribati is being linked to the Pacific Ocean Cooperative Telecommunications Network, which should improve telephone service

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (1998)

Radios:

17,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

1 (1997)

Televisions:

1,000 (1997)

Internet country code:

.ki

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

1 (2000)

Internet users:

1,000 (2000)

Source: World Factbook