Telecommunications in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Communications in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Telephone

Telephones - main lines in use: 3,000 (1994)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 0 (1994)

Telephone system: fair cable and radiotelephone services

domestic: NA

international: 2 submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Radio

Radio broadcast stations: AM 3 (one inactive), FM 6, shortwave 0 (1998) A partial list of AM/FM/SW stations in the Turks and Caicos Islands is provided below:

VSI-AM 1460
ZVIC-FM 96.7
VSI-FM 101.9
ZIBF-FM 105.5
ZIBS-FM 107.1
VSI-8 4780 kHz
VSI-35 8000 kHz

Radios: 8,000 (1997)

Television

Television broadcast stations: 2

WIV Cable has been operating on the islands for over 10 years (Channel 4)

New to Turks & Caicos, TCeyeTV started broadcasting on 3 July 2007

broadcasts from The Bahamas are also received; cable television is established) (1997)

Internet

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 3 (2013)

LIME (ADSL)
WIV (DSL)
Islandcom (4G)

Country code (Top level domain): TC

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