Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 9,200
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 9 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 200

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 18,100
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 17 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 211

Telephone system:
general assessment: generally good quality national and international service
domestic: wireline service available on Tarawa and Kiritimati (Christmas Island); connections to outer islands by HF/VHF radiotelephone; wireless service available in Tarawa since 1999
international: country code - 686; Kiribati is being linked to the Pacific Ocean Cooperative Telecommunications Network, which should improve telephone service; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2010)

Broadcast media:
1 TV broadcast station that provides about 1 hour of local programming Monday-Friday; multi-channel TV packages provide access to Australian and US stations; 1 government-operated radio station broadcasts on AM, FM, and shortwave (2009)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (may be inactive) (2002)

Television - broadcast stations:
1 (possibly inactive) (2002)

Internet country code:
.ki

Internet hosts:
327 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 188
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
total: 12,200
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 11.7% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 204