Telecommunications in New Zealand
Communications in New Zealand are fairly typical for an industrialised nation.
Telephones
- Country calling code: 64
- Mobile phone system:
- Number of mobile connections: 4.7 million (2010)
- Coverage available to approx 97% of the population.
- Operators:
- Fixed-line telephone system:
- Number of fixed line connections: 1.92 million (2000)
- Individual lines available to 99% of residences.
- Operators:
- Cable and microwave links:
- Domestic:
- International:
- Submarine cables:
- Southern Cross Cable (to Australia and Hawaii)
- TASMAN 2 (Australia-New Zealand)
- PacRimEast or Pacific Rim East (New Zealand-Hawaii)
- Satellite earth stations: 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
Radio
- Radio broadcast stations: AM 124, FM 290, shortwave 4 (1998), 4 on Freeview digital satellite.
- Radios: 3.75 million (1997)
Television
- Television broadcast stations: 41 (plus 52 medium-power repeaters and over 650 low-power repeaters) (1997)
- These transmit 4 nationwide free-to-air networks and a few regional or local single transmitter stations. Analogue to be phased out by end of 2013.
- Digital Satellite pay TV is also available and carries most terrestrial networks.
- Freeview digital free satellite with a dozen SD channels, with SD feeds of the terrestrial HD freeview channels.
- Freeview, free-to-air digital terrestrial HD and SD content.
- Cable TV is available in some urban areas in conjunction with telephone services.
- See also: List of New Zealand television channels
- Televisions: 1.926 million (1997)
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