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British Virgin Islands Telecommunications Profile 2013

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Telephones - main lines in use26,800 (2010)
Telephones - mobile cellular46,800 (2010)
Telephone systemgeneral assessment: good overall telephone service
domestic: fixed line connections exceed 80 per 100 persons and mobile cellular subscribership is roughly 150 per 100 persons
international: country code - 1-284; connected via submarine cable to Bermuda; the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) submarine cable provides connectivity to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean (2011)
Broadcast media1 private TV station; multi-channel TV is available from cable and satellite subscription services; about a half dozen private radio stations (2007)
Radio broadcast stationsAM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2004)
Television broadcast stations1 (plus 1 cable company) (1997)
Internet country code.vg
Internet hosts505 (2012)
Internet users4,000 (2002)

Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of February 21, 2013