Short facts about communications in Papua New Guinea

Telephones - main lines in use:

47,000 (1996)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

3,053 (1996)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  services are adequate and being improved; facilities provide radiotelephone and telegraph, coastal radio, aeronautical radio, and international radio communication services domestic:  mostly radiotelephone international:  submarine cables to Australia and Guam; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); international radio communication service

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 8, FM 19, shortwave 28 (1998)

Radios:

410,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

3 (1997)

Televisions:

42,000 (1997)

Internet country code:

.pg

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

3 (2000)

Internet users:

2,000 (2000)

Source: World Factbook