Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 6,808
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 6 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 202

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 31,400
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 30 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 208

Telephone system:
general assessment: adequate system
domestic: islands interconnected by shortwave radiotelephone (used mostly for government purposes), satellite (Intelsat) ground stations, and some coaxial and fiber-optic cable; mobile-cellular service available on the major islands
international: country code - 691; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); in 2015, Fiber Optic was launched and is the primary communication path to the outside world (2016)

Broadcast media:
no TV broadcast stations; each state has a multi-channel cable service with TV transmissions carrying roughly 95% imported programming and 5% local programming; about a half-dozen radio stations (2009)

Internet country code:
.fm

Internet users:
total: 33,000
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 31.5% (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 203