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[[Montserrat]] possesses a number of '''telecommunications systems''', including [[Mobile telephone|mobile]] and main line [[telephone]], radio and television. The country code for Montserrat in the [[Domain Name System]] of the Internet is "[[.ms]]".
Telephony uses the [[area code 664]].


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.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/montserrat/ |title=Central America :: Montserrat — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency |publisher=Cia.gov |access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref>
'''Telephones - main lines in use:'''
4,000 (1997)


There are 17 [[internet service providers]].
'''Telephones - mobile cellular:'''
70 (1994)


Montserrat possesses an [[AM radio]] station, and 2 [[FM broadcasting|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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://arts1091.unsw.wikispaces.net/Montserrat+2011#Types%20of%20Media--%EF%BB%BFTelevision%20Broadcast |title=Arts1091 - Montserrat 2011 |access-date=2018-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404134442/http://arts1091.unsw.wikispaces.net/Montserrat+2011#Types%20of%20Media--%EF%BB%BFTelevision%20Broadcast |archive-date=2018-04-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.raffa.org.uk/raffa-in-the-caribbean/montserrat/peoples-tv/ |title=People's TV - RAFFA |access-date=2018-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404134542/http://www.raffa.org.uk/raffa-in-the-caribbean/montserrat/peoples-tv/ |archive-date=2018-04-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Cable and satellite television service is also available.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>
'''Telephone system:'''
<br>''domestic:''
NA
<br>''international:''
NA


==References==
'''Radio broadcast stations:'''
{{Reflist}}
AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)


==External links==
'''Radios:'''
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070613003704/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/mh.html CIA World Factbook]
7,000 (1997)


{{Americas topic|Telecommunications in}}
'''Television broadcast stations:'''
{{Telecommunications industry in the United Kingdom}}
1 (1997)
{{Telecommunications}}


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[[Category:Telecommunications by country|Montserrat]]
'''Televisions:'''
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[[Category:Communications in Montserrat| ]]
3,000 (1997)
[[Category:Telecommunications in the Caribbean|Montserrat]]


{{Montserrat-stub}}]
'''Internet Service Providers (ISPs):'''
17 (2000)

'''Internet users:'''
NA

'''[[Country codes|Country code]] (Top level domain):''' MS

:''See also :'' [[Montserrat]]

==Source==
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*[http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/print/mh.html CIA World Factbook]

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[[Category:Communications by country|Montserrat]]
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[[Category:Communications in Montserrat|*]]

Latest revision as of 00:14, 4 July 2024

Montserrat possesses a number of telecommunications systems, including mobile and main line telephone, radio and television. The country code for Montserrat in the Domain Name System of the Internet is ".ms". Telephony uses the area code 664.

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.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Central America :: Montserrat — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". Cia.gov. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  2. ^ "Arts1091 - Montserrat 2011". Archived from the original on 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  3. ^ "People's TV - RAFFA". Archived from the original on 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
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