Telephones - main lines in use 21,000 (1999)

Telephones - mobile cellular 1,290 (1997)

Telephone system
general assessment: minimal domestic and international facilities
domestic: interatoll communication through microwave links; all inhabited islands are connected with telephone and fax service
international: satellite earth station - 3 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (1998)

Radios 35,000 (1999)

Television broadcast stations 1 (1997)

Televisions 10,000 (1999)

Internet country code .mv

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 1 (2000)

Internet users 6,000 (2001)

NOTE: The information regarding Maldives on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Maldives Communications 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Maldives Communications 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.