Short facts about communications in Mauritius

Telephones - main lines in use:

223,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

37,000 (1997)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  small system with good service domestic:  primarily microwave radio relay international:  satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean); new microwave link to Reunion; HF radiotelephone links to several countries

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 5, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1998)

Radios:

420,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

2 (plus 11 repeaters) (1997)

Televisions:

258,000 (1997)

Internet country code:

.mu

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

2 (2000)

Internet users:

55,000 (2000)

Source: World Factbook