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Telecommunications in Malta

 
Wikipedia: Telecommunications in Malta


This article is an overview of telecommunications in Malta.

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Telephone

Telephones - main lines in use: 187,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 17,691 (1997), 141,006 (March 2001), 303,980, i.e. 75.8 per 100 population (2004)

Telephone system: automatic system satisfies normal requirements
domestic: submarine cables and microwave radio relay between islands
international: 2 submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Radio

Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 18, shortwave 6 (1999)

Radios: 255,000 (1997)

Amateur Radio Operators:
Approx. 500

Amateur Radio Repeaters:
1 VHF (9H1BBS 145.750MHz CTCSS 77Hz (Owned by G0DEO/9H1IA)
1 UHF (9H1BBS 433.175MHz CTCSS 77Hz (Owned by G0DEO/9H1IA)
2 Microwave Amateur Television ( ATV ) Repeaters ( 9H1ATV built by 9H1LO and run by MARL and 9H1LO/r built and run by 9H1LO )

Amateur radio beacons:
1 HF 6 Meater Beacon 9H1SIX 50.023MHz JM75fv (Run by MARL Club)
1 HF 10 Meter Band CW Beacon 9H1LO/B on 28.223MHz
1 HF 30 Meter Band QRSS Beacon 9H1LO/B on 10.140.90MHz
1 HF 17 Meter Band PSK31 Beacon 9H1LO/B on 18.110.15MHz
1 VHF 2 Meter Band Beacon 9H1LO/B on 144.500MHz (currently summer months only)

Television

Television broadcast stations: 6 (2000)

Televisions: 280,000 (1997)

Internet

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 17 (2005)

Broadband Wireless Internet Service Provider Licenses: 3 (2005)

Internet users: 59,000 (2002), 85,672, i.e. 21.3/100 inhabitants (2004)

Country code (Top level domain): MT



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