Antarctica Telecommunications Profile 2007

Telephones - main lines in use

0; note - information for US bases only (2001)

Telephone system

general assessment: local systems at some research stations
domestic: commercial cellular networks operating in a small number of locations
international: country code - 672; via satellite (including mobile Inmarsat and Iridium systems) from all research stations, ships, aircraft, and most field parties

Radio broadcast stations

AM NA, FM 2, shortwave 1 (information for US bases only) (2002)

Television broadcast stations

1 (cable system with 6 channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo - information for US bases only) (2002)

Internet country code

.aq

Internet hosts

7,757 (2006)