Telecommunications in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Communications in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Telephone

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Telephones - main lines in use: 4,000 (2021)[1]

Telephones - mobile cellular: 25,085 (2004)[1]

Telephone system: fair cable and radiotelephone services

domestic: NA
international: 1 submarine cable (Arcos-1); satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)[1]

Radio

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Radio broadcast stations: AM 3 (one inactive), FM 6, shortwave 0 (1998) A partial list of AM/FM/SW stations in the Turks and Caicos Islands is provided below:

AM Radio:

FM Radio:

Shortwave:

Defunct:

  • 1020 Caribbean Christian Radio (1995-1998) (call-sign unknown at this time)
  • 1020 SuperPower 1020 (call-sign unknown at this time)
  • 1570 Atlantic Beacon (call-sign unknown at this time)
  • Hope Radio 89.7 (call-sign unknown at this time)
  • VHTC-FM 91.5
  • TCI Baptist Union 94.7 (call-sign unknown at this time)
  • VHT-FM 101.9 (formerly VSI-FM)
  • ZIBS-FM 107.1

Radios: 8,000 (1997)

Television

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Television broadcast stations: 2

WIV Cable has been operating on the islands for over 10 years (Channel 4)

New to Turks & Caicos, TCeyeTV started broadcasting on 3 July 2007

broadcasts from The Bahamas are also received; cable television is established) (1997)

Internet

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Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 3 (2013)

  • LIME (ADSL)
  • WIV (DSL)
  • Islandcom (4G)

Country code (Top level domain): TC

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "CIA - The World Factbook -- Turks and Caicos Islands". The World Factbook. Retrieved 2024-09-04.