Greenland Telecommunications Profile 2008

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Telephones - main lines in use

25,300 (2002)

Telephones - mobile cellular

32,200 (2004)

Telephone system

general assessment: adequate domestic and international service provided by satellite, cables and microwave radio relay; totally digitalized in 1995
domestic: microwave radio relay and satellite
international: country code - 299; satellite earth stations - 15 (12 Intelsat, 1 Eutelsat, 2 Americom GE-2 (all Atlantic Ocean)) (2000)

Radio broadcast stations

AM 5, FM 12, shortwave 0 (1998)

Television broadcast stations

1 (plus some local low-power stations, and 3 Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) stations (1997)

Internet country code

.gl

Internet hosts

15,329 (2007)

Internet users

38,000 (2005)


Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of May 16, 2008