Telecommunications in Jersey
The telecommunications in Jersey relate to communication systems in Bailiwick of Jersey, which is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France.
Telephony
Addressing
Jersey is incorporated into the UK National Telephone Numbering Plan, using the following area codes:
- JT Global (formerly Jersey Telecom[citation needed]):
+44 1534[citation needed] for land-lines+44 7797[citation needed] for mobiles
- Sure (Batelco):
+44 7700[citation needed] for mobiles
- Airtel-Vodafone:
+44 7829[citation needed] for mobiles
Guernsey is incorporated into the UK National Telephone Numbering Plan, using the following area codes:
- JT Global (formerly Wave[citation needed]):
+44 1481[citation needed] for land-lines+44 7791[citation needed] for mobiles
- Sure (Batelco):
+44 7781[citation needed] for Mobiles
- Airtel-Vodafone:
+44 7839[citation needed] for mobiles.
Telephone adoption and usage
Fixed line
Fixed PSTN lines in use; approx 57,700 (2009).[citation needed]
Mobile cellular
Approx 108,000 active SIMs.[citation needed]
With over 120 mobile phone masts, in 2012,[1] spread across its 119 km2 (46 sq mi) area, the island has a phone mast density almost five times that of the United Kingdom as a whole but similar to any urban area.
Telephony system and infrastructure
Domestic
Jersey Telecom:
- System X supplied by Marconi Communications[citation needed]
- Marconi Softswitch and UTStarcom SoftSwitch.[citation needed]
Connectivity
- 4 submarine communication cables.[2]
- 2 microwave links.[2]
Mass media
Radio
Radio broadcast stations
- BBC Radio Jersey 88·8MHz FM, 1026KHz mW AM, and bbc.co.uk/jersey.
- Channel 103 103·7MHz FM and channel103.com.
- Radio Lions (closed-circuit Hospital Radio)
- Contact 94 Former radio station broadcasting to the island from Normandy.
Radio receiver adoption and usage
Not available
Television
Television broadcast stations
- Channel Television.
- Sub Opt from BBC One of Spotlight Channel Islands.
Cable television
Satellite television
Television set adoption and usage
Not available
Internet service providers (ISPs)
- JT Group Limited which owns most of the telecommunications infrastructure in Jersey
- Newtel Solutions
- Sure
- Airtel-Vodafone (3G data only)
Postal services
Postal operator
Regulation
See also
References
- ^ "Mobile phone base stations and masts". States of Jersey. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ a b Network Topology Map
