Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 234,383
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 56 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 123

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 539,589
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 130 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 169

Telephone system:
general assessment: automatic system featuring submarine cable and microwave radio relay between islands
domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership exceeds 185 per 100 persons
international: country code - 356; submarine cable connects to Italy; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2016)

Broadcast media:
2 publicly owned TV stations, Television Malta broadcasting nationally plus an educational channel; several privately owned national television stations, 2 of which are owned by political parties; Italian and British broadcast programs are available; multi-channel cable and satellite TV services are available; publicly owned radio broadcaster operates 3 stations; roughly 20 commercial radio stations (2017)

Internet country code:
.mt

Internet users:
total: 320,902
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 77.3% (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 158