Communications in Mauritius
Telephones - main lines in use: 148,000 (1995)Telephones - mobile cellular: 11,735 (1995)
Telephone system:
small system with good service
domestic:
primarily microwave radio relay
international:
satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean); new microwave link to Reunion; HF radiotelephone links to several countries
Radio broadcast stations: AM 5, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1998)
Radios: 420,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 2 (plus 11 repeaters) (1997)
Televisions: 258,000 (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (1999)
Country code (Top level domain): MU
- See also : Mauritius
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