Communications in Malta

Telephones - main lines in use:187,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:17,691 (1997), 141,006 (March 2001), 303,980, i.e. 75.8 per 100 population (2004)

Telephone system:automatic system satisfies normal requirements
"domestic:"submarine cables and microwave radio relay between islands
"international:"2 submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:AM 1, FM 18, shortwave 6 (1999)

Radios:255,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:6 (2000)

Televisions:280,000 (1997)

Amateur Radio Operators:
Approx. 500

Amateur Radio Repeaters:
1 VHF (9H1BBS 145.750MHz CTCSS 77Hz (Owned by G0DEO/9H1IA)
1 UHF (9H1BBS 433.175MHz CTCSS 77Hz (Owned by G0DEO/9H1IA)
1 ATV Repeater (Run by MARL Club)

Amateur radio beacons:
1 HF 10 Meter Band Beacon 9H1IA/B (Run by G0DEO/9H1IA)
1 HF 6 Meater Beacon 9H1SIX 50.023MHz JM75fv (Run by MARL Club)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):17 (2005)

Broadband Wireless Internet Service Provider Licenses:3 (2005)

Internet users:59,000 (2002), 85,672, i.e. 21.3/100 inhabitants (2004)

Country code (Top level domain): MT


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