New Zealand Communications 2008

Telephones - main lines in use:
1.729 million (2005)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
3.53 million (2005)

Telephone system:
general assessment: excellent domestic and international systems
domestic: NA
international: country code - 64; the Southern Cross submarine cable system provides links to Australia, Fiji, and US; satellite earth stations - 1 InMarSat (Pacific Ocean), 7 other

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 124, FM 290, shortwave 4 (1998)

Television broadcast stations:
41 (plus about 700 repeaters) (1997)

Internet country code:
.nz

Internet hosts:
1.433 million (2007)