Short facts about communications in Western Samoa

Telephones - main lines in use:

8,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

1,545 (February 1998)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  adequate domestic:  NA international:  satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)

Radios:

178,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

6 (1997)

Televisions:

11,000 (1997)

Internet country code:

.ws

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

2 (2000)

Internet users:

500 (2000)

Source: World Factbook