Telephone system:
general assessment: separate facilities for military and public needs are available
domestic: all commercial telephone services are available, including connection to the Internet
international: country code (Diego Garcia) - 246; international telephone service is carried by satellite (2000)

Broadcast media:
Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) broadcasts over 3 separate frequencies for US and UK military personnel stationed on the islands (2009)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)

Television - broadcast stations:
1 (1997)

Internet country code:
.io

Internet hosts:
75,006 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 85
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