| Telephones - main lines in use | total subscriptions: 63,769 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 21.78 (2019 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | total subscriptions: 305,233 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 104.25 (2019 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | general assessment: French Polynesia has one of the most advanced telecom infrastructures in the Pacific islands; high penetration of mobile broadband coverage; almost half of mobile connections on 3G, growing subscribership to 4G LTE; universal mobile penetration; host of uplink systems for the Galileo satellite network, creating hub for communications in the region and vastly improving international connectivity; submarine cable connections increase international bandwidth; additional domestic submarine cable will connect remote islands (2021) (2020)domestic: fixed-line subscriptions 22 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular density is roughly 104 per 100 persons (2019) international: country code - 689; landing points for the NATITUA, Manatua, and Honotua submarine cables to other French Polynesian Islands, Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa and US; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019) note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became evident, and received some support from governments |
| Broadcast media | French public overseas broadcaster Reseau Outre-Mer provides 2 TV channels and 1 radio station; 1 government-owned TV station; a small number of privately owned radio stations (2019) |
| Internet country code | .pf |
| Internet users | total: 211,101 percent of population: 72.7% (July 2018 est.) |
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | total: 59,790 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 21 (2018 est.) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
