Communications in Jamaica
Telephones - main lines in use: 292,000 (1995)Telephones - mobile cellular: 45,178 (1995)
Telephone system:
fully automatic domestic telephone network
domestic:
NA
international:
satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); 3 coaxial submarine cables
Radio broadcast stations: AM 10, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios: 1.215 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 7 (1997)
Televisions: 460,000 (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 10 (2000)
Country code (Top-level domain): JM
- See also : Jamaica
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