Telecommunications in the Falkland Islands
Telecommunications in the Falkland Islands includes radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
Radio and television
- Radio: Radio services provided by the public broadcaster, Falkland Islands Radio Service, broadcasting on both AM and FM frequencies, and by the British Forces Broadcasting Service .
- Radio sets: 1,000.
- Television: TV service provided by a multi-channel service provider.
- Television sets: 1,008.
A local subscription service, KTV carries satellite channels such as ESPN, Discovery, CNN International and Turner Classic Movies along with BBC World News from the United Kingdom.
Telephones
- Calling code: +500
- International call prefix: 00
- Main lines: 1,980 lines in use, 218th in the world.
- Mobile cellular: 3,450 lines, 216th in the world ; Cable & Wireless launched "Touch" a GSM 900 mobile service during December 2005; Roaming became partially available in April 2007 depending on providers.
- Domestic: Government-operated radiotelephone and private VHF/CB radiotelephone networks provide effective service to almost all points on both islands. Services in Stanley are delivered via fibre optic and copper. Telephone penetration by household is 100%.
- Satellite earth station: 1 Intelsat with links through the United Kingdom to other countries.
Internet
- Top-level domain: .fk
- Internet users: 2,842 users, 208th in the world; 96.9% of the population, 1st in the world.
- Fixed broadband: 1,187 subscriptions, 179th in the world; 40.5% of the population, 5th in the world.
- Wireless broadband: unknown.
- Internet hosts: 110 hosts, 207th in the world.
- Internet service providers : Sure South Atlantic.
- ADSL services were launched in Stanley in mid-2006.