Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 140,000
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 43 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 140

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 273,300
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 85 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 178

Telephone system:
general assessment: modern facilities
domestic: totally automatic system; highly developed; the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links 14 of the islands and is designed to satisfy increasing demand for voice and broadband Internet services
international: country code - 1-242; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 (2007)

Broadcast media:
2 TV stations operated by government-owned, commercially run Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas (BCB); multi-channel cable TV subscription service is available; about 15 radio stations operating with BCB operating a multi-channel radio broadcasting network alongside privately owned radio stations (2007)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 0 (2009)

Television - broadcast stations:
2 (2006)

Internet country code:
.bs

Internet hosts:
20,661 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 117
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
total: 247,200
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 76.8% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 151