| Telephones - main lines in use: |
19,635 (1997)
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| Telephones - mobile cellular: |
16,316 (1999)
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| Telephone system: |
general assessment:
effective system
domestic:
radiotelephone communications between islands in the archipelago
international:
direct radiotelephone communications with adjacent island countries and African coastal countries; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)
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| Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 2 (1998)
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| Television broadcast stations: |
2 (plus 9 repeaters) (1997)
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| Televisions: |
11,000 (1997)
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| Internet country code: |
.sc
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
1 (2000)
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| Internet users: |
5,000 (2000)
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