Telecommunications in Montserrat
Montserrat possesses a number of telecommunications systems, including mobile and main line telephone, radio and television. The country code for Montserrat is "MS".
According to a July 2016 estimate by the CIA, Montserrat's fully digitalized telephone service had 3,000 subscribers while an estimated 5,000 mobile handsets were in use. An estimated 2,860 users have internet access.[1]
There are 17 internet service providers.
Montserrat possesses an AM radio station, and 2 FM stations. These serve 7,000 radios (by 1997 figures). There is one television broadcast station, which in 1997 was serving 3,000 televisions; the Peoples Television (PTV) is a free service providing news, documentaries, commercials and entertainment.[2][3] Cable and satellite television service is also available.[4]
References
- ^ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/print_mh.html
- ^ http://arts1091.unsw.wikispaces.net/Montserrat+2011#Types%20of%20Media--%EF%BB%BFTelevision%20Broadcast
- ^ http://www.raffa.org.uk/raffa-in-the-caribbean/montserrat/peoples-tv/
- ^ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/print_mh.html
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