Communications in Kiribati
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Kiribati
has two international airports (Tarawa
and Kiritimati
). The main port is Betio (Tarawa). Phones are available only on Tarawa and Kiritimati and radio phones are used elsewhere. Kiribati has 2 newspapers (one private).
Telephones - main lines in use:
3,800 (1999)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
0 (1995) (But appears to be available http://www.tskl.net.ki/new/?page_id=36)
Telephone system:
domestic:
NA
international:
satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
note:
Kiribati is being linked to the Pacific Ocean Cooperative Telecommunications Network, which should improve telephone service
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (2002)
note: the shortwave station may be inactive
Radios:
17,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
1 (not reported to be active) (2002)
Televisions:
1,000 (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
1 (2002)
Internet users:
2,000 (2000)
Country code (Top-level domain): KI
Kiribati
Kiribati , officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. The permanent population exceeds just over 100,000 , and is composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island, dispersed over 3.5 million square kilometres, straddling the...
has two international airports (Tarawa
Tarawa Atoll
Tarawa is an atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, previously the capital of the former British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. It is the location of the capital of the Republic of Kiribati, South Tarawa...
and Kiritimati
Kiritimati
Kiritimati or Christmas Island is a Pacific Ocean raised coral atoll in the northern Line Islands, and part of the Republic of Kiribati....
). The main port is Betio (Tarawa). Phones are available only on Tarawa and Kiritimati and radio phones are used elsewhere. Kiribati has 2 newspapers (one private).
Telephones - main lines in use:
3,800 (1999)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
0 (1995) (But appears to be available http://www.tskl.net.ki/new/?page_id=36)
Telephone system:
domestic:
NA
international:
satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
note:
Kiribati is being linked to the Pacific Ocean Cooperative Telecommunications Network, which should improve telephone service
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (2002)
note: the shortwave station may be inactive
Radios:
17,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
1 (not reported to be active) (2002)
Televisions:
1,000 (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
1 (2002)
Internet users:
2,000 (2000)
Country code (Top-level domain): KI
.ki
.ki is the Internet country code top-level domain for Kiribati.From the early 1990s to the early 2000s the domain was managed on behalf of the Republic of Kiribati by an Australian ISP, Connect.com.au with the Forum Fisheries Agency, based in Honiara, Solomon Islands as original sponsor, then...
See also
- Telecom Services Kiribati LimitedTelecom Services Kiribati LimitedTelecom Services Kiribati Limited, often abbreviated as TSKL, is the sole communications provider to the Republic of Kiribati. In addition to traditional telecommunication, TSKL offers such services as telegram and facsimile services...