| Telephones - main lines in use | total subscriptions: 1,978 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 17.59 (2019 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | total subscriptions: 7,911 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 70.36 (2019 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | general assessment: internal communications needs met; small global scale of over 11,000 people on 9 inhabited islands; mobile subscriber penetration about 40% and broadband about 10% penetration; govt. owned and sole provider of telecommunications services; 2G widespread; the launch in 2019 of the Kacific-1 satellite will improve the telecommunication sector for the Asia Pacific region (2020) domestic: radiotelephone communications between islands; fixed-line 18 per 100 and mobile-cellular 70 per 100 (2019) international: country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite 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 | no TV stations; many households use satellite dishes to watch foreign TV stations; 1 government-owned radio station, Radio Tuvalu, includes relays of programming from international broadcasters (2019) |
| Internet country code | .tv |
| Internet users | total: 5,498 percent of population: 49.32% (July 2018 est.) |
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | total: 1,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 9 (2017 est.) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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