Telecommunications in the Bahamas

Telecommunications in the Bahamas.

Communications Of The Bahamas
Telephones — main lines in use:	132,900 (2007) county comparison to the world: 135
Telephones - mobile cellular:	374,000 (2007) county comparison to the world: 155
Telephone system:	general assessment: modern facilities domestic: totally automatic system; highly developed; the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links 14 of the islands and is designed to satisfy increasing demand for voice broadband Internet services international: landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic submarine cable the provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite Earth stations - 2 (2007)
Country code:	+1 242
Radio broadcast stations:	AM 3, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2006)
Television broadcast stations:	2 (one in Nassau and one in Freeport, a rebroadcast transmitter (2006)
Country code:	.bs
Internet Hosts:	41 (2008) county comparison to the world: 200
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
Internet Users:	120,000 (2007) county comparison to the world: 137

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