| Telephones - main lines in use | total subscriptions: 24,403 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 25.15 (2019 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | total subscriptions: 187,095 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 192.82 (2019 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | general assessment: good automatic telephone system with fiber-optic lines; telecom sector contributes heavily to GDP; numerous mobile network competitors licensed, but small and local; govt. to spend EC80 million in 2019 to improve state-owned telecom market competitiveness; legislative amendments extend jurisdiction of its telecom regulator in Barbuda to include mobile services (2020) domestic: fixed-line teledensity roughly 25 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is about 193 per 100 persons (2019) international: country code - 1-268; landing points for the ECFS and Southern Caribbean Fiber submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic 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 | state-controlled Antigua and Barbuda Broadcasting Service (ABS) operates 1 TV station; multi-channel cable TV subscription services are available; ABS operates 1 radio station; roughly 15 radio stations, some broadcasting on multiple frequencies |
| Internet country code | .ag |
| Internet users | total: 72,870 percent of population: 76% (July 2018 est.) |
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | total: 9,261 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 10 (2017 est.) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
