Short facts about communications in Saint Helena

Telephones - main lines in use:

2,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

0 (1997)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  can communicate with any place in the world domestic:  automatic network international:  HF radiotelephone from Saint Helena to Ascension which is a major coaxial submarine cable relay point between South Africa, Portugal, and UK ; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998)

Radios:

3,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

0 (1997)

Televisions:

2,000 (1997)

Internet country code:

.sh

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

1 (2000)

Internet users:

NA

Communications - note:

Gough Island has a meteorological station

Source: World Factbook