Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 21,500
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 183

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 665,800
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 169 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 164

Telephone system:
general assessment: telephone services have improved; inter-atoll communication through microwave links; all inhabited islands and resorts are connected with telephone and fax service
domestic: each island now has at least 1 public telephone, and there are mobile-cellular networks with a rapidly expanding subscribership that has reached 135 per 100 persons
international: country code - 960; linked to international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); satellite earth station - 3 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2011)

Broadcast media:
state-owned radio and TV monopoly until recently; state-owned TV operates 2 channels; 3 privately owned TV stations; state owns Voice of Maldives and operates both an entertainment and a music-based station; 5 privately owned radio stations (2012)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 1 (2009)

Television - broadcast stations:
2 (2009)

Internet country code:
.mv

Internet hosts:
3,296 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 153
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
total: 18,600
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 4.7% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 201