Telecommunications in Antigua and Barbuda are via media in the
telecommunications industry The telecommunications industries within the sector of information and communication technology is made up of all telecommunications/telephone companies and internet service providers and plays a crucial role in the evolution of mobile communicati ...
. This article is about communications systems in
Antigua and Barbuda.
Telephone
Telephones – main lines in use: 37,500 (2006)
:''country comparison to the world:'' 168
Telephones – mobile cellular: 110,200 (2006) (APUA PCS, Cable & Wireless, Digicel)
:''country comparison to the world:'' 177
Telephone system:
''domestic:'' good automatic telephone system
''international:'' 3 fiber optic submarine cables (2 to
Saint Kitts
Saint Kitts, officially the Saint Christopher Island, is an island in the West Indies. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean. Saint Kitts and the neighbouring island of Nevis cons ...
and 1 to
Guadeloupe); satellite earth station – 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio
Radio broadcast stations: AM 4, FM 6, shortwave 0 (2002)
Radios: 36,000 (1997)
Television
Television broadcast stations: 2 (1997) (including ABS-TV)
Televisions: 31,000 (1997)
Internet
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): Cable & Wireless, Antigua Computer Technologies (ACT), Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA INET)
Internet hosts: 2,215 (2008)
:''country comparison to the world:'' 140
Internet users: 60,000 (2007)
:''country comparison to the world:'' 158
Country codes
Country codes are short alphabetic or numeric geographical codes (geocodes) developed to represent countries and dependent areas, for use in data processing and communications. Several different systems have been developed to do this. The term ' ...
: AG
Demographics
See also
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Antigua and Barbuda
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History of telecommunication
The history of telecommunication began with the use of smoke signals and drums in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. In the 1790s, the first fixed semaphore systems emerged in Europe. However, it was not until the 1830s that electrical telecommuni ...
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List of telecommunications terminology
This is a List of telecommunications terminology and acronyms which relate to telecommunications.
C
* Coded set
* Customer office terminal
D
* Data forwarder
* Digital multiplex hierarchy
* Duplex
E
* Exempted addressee
F
* Frame synchron ...
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Outline of telecommunication
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to telecommunication:
Telecommunication – the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. In modern times, this process almost always invo ...
References
External links
Antigua and Barbuda SubmarineCableMap.com
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