| Telephones - main lines in use | 24,100 (2011) | | Telephones - mobile cellular | 530,400 (2011) | | Telephone system | general assessment: telephone services have improved; interatoll communication through microwave links; all inhabited islands and resorts are connected with telephone and fax service
domestic: each island now has at least 1 public telephone, and there are mobile-cellular networks with a rapidly expanding subscribership that has reached 135 per 100 persons
international: country code - 960; linked to international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); satellite earth station - 3 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) | | Broadcast media | state-owned radio and TV monopoly until recently; state-owned TV operates 2 channels; 2 privately-owned TV stations; state owns Voice of Maldives and operates both an entertainment and a music-based station; 5 privately-owned radio stations (2009) | | Radio broadcast stations | AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 1 (2009) | | Television broadcast stations | 2 (2009) | | Internet country code | .mv | | Internet hosts | 3,296 (2012) | | Internet users | 86,400 (2009) |
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