| Telephones - main lines in use | total subscriptions: 343,385 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 27.99 (2019 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | total subscriptions: 2,163,725 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 176.36 (2019 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | general assessment: excellent international service; good local service; broadband access; expanded FttP (Fiber to the Home) markets; LTE launch; regulatory development; major growth in mobile telephony and data segments which attacks operation investment in fiber infrastructure; moves to end roaming charges (2020) domestic: fixed-line 25 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity 155 per 100 persons (2019) international: country code - 1-868; landing points for the EC Link, ECFS, Southern Caribbean Fiber, SG-SCS and Americas II submarine cable systems provide connectivity to US, parts of the Caribbean and South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); tropospheric scatter to Barbados and Guyana (2020) 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 | 6 free-to-air TV networks, 2 of which are state-owned; 24 subscription providers (cable and satellite); over 36 radio frequencies (2019) |
| Internet country code | .tt |
| Internet users | total: 939,967 percent of population: 77.33% (July 2018 est.) |
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | total: 339,340 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 27.66 (2019 est.) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
