Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 170,000
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 52 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 131

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 370,000
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 113 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 175

Telephone system:
general assessment: telecommunications infrastructure is modern and fully digitized, with satellite-earth stations, fiber-optic cables, and an extensive broadband network
domestic: liberalization of the telecommunications sector beginning in the late 1990s has led to increased competition especially in the mobile services segment of the market
international: country code - 354; the CANTAT-3 and FARICE-1 submarine cable systems provide connectivity to Canada, the Faroe Islands, UK, Denmark, and Germany; a planned new section of the Hibernia-Atlantic submarine cable will provide additional connectivity to Canada, US, and Ireland; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Iceland shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden) (2011)

Broadcast media:
state-owned public TV broadcaster operates 1 TV channel nationally; several privately owned TV stations broadcast nationally and roughly another half-dozen operate locally; about one-half the households utilize multi-channel cable or satellite TV services; state-owned public radio broadcaster operates 2 national networks and 4 regional stations; 2 privately owned radio stations operate nationally and another 15 provide more limited coverage (2007)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 3, FM about 70, shortwave 1 (2008)

Television - broadcast stations:
14 (plus 156 repeaters) (1997)

Internet country code:
.is

Internet hosts:
369,969 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 56
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
total: 316,400
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 96.5% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 141