Communications in the Bahamas

Telephones - main lines in use: 139,900 (2004)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 185,000 (Q1 2006)

Telephone system:
domestic: totally automatic system; highly developed
international: tropospheric scatter and submarine cable to Florida; 3 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Area code: 242

Radio broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 0 (2004)

Television broadcast stations: 2 (one in Nassau and one in Freeport, a rebroadcast transmitter (2004)

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Internet Hosts: 359 (2005)

Internet Users: 93,000 (2005)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

Coralwave (www.coralwave.com) cable, direct fibre
Batelnet (www.batelnet.bs) dial up, DSL
Speedway Internet (www.xspbahamas.com) dial up, DSL, wireless
DSL Bahamas (www.dslbahamas.com) DSL
BGC (www.bgcfreedom.com) wireless
Out Island Internet (www.abacoinet.com) dial up, wireless

References

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External links

ZNS Radio Bahamas

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