Communications in Barbados

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This article discusses facts regarding communications in Barbados.

Telephones - main lines in use

90,000 (1995) - 135,700 (2004)

Telephones - mobile cellular

4,614 (1995) - 135,700 (2004)

Telephone system

• general assessment: NA
• domestic: island-wide automatic telephone system
• international:

• country code - +1-(246);
• Satellite earth stations - 1 (Intelsat -- (Atlantic Ocean); with tropospheric scatter to Trinidad and Saint Lucia).

Radio broadcast stations

AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998) - AM 2, FM 6, shortwave 0 (2004) - AM 2, FM 6+, shortwave 0 (2006)

• (Gospel 790AM, CBC 900AM)
• (BBS 90.7FM, VOB 92.9FM, HOTT 95.3FM, Mix 96.9FM, The One 98.1FM, WE 99.9FM(SVG), Q 100.7FM, Faith 102.1FM, Love 104.1FM, Radio GED 106.1 FM)

Radios

237,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations

1 (plus two cable channels) (2004)

• Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation - TV8

Televisions

76,000 (1997)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

3+ (1999)

(CariAccess, CaribSurf, TeleBarbados/Freemotion.bb, Sunbeach Communications)

Internet country code

.BB

Internet hosts

241 (2005)

Internet users

150,000 (2005)

[edit] Reference

• This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain. (2000, 2004 and 2006).

[edit] External links

• Ministry of Economic Affairs and Development - of Barbados (Development division)
  • telecoms.gov.bb - Government of Barbados' Telecommunications unit