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Telecommunication systems
Northern Mariana Islands — 35 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | stations--2 AM, no FM, 1 TV; 2 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT earth stations |
| 1991 | stations--2 AM, no FM, 1 TV; 2 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT earth stations |
| 1992 | broadcast stations - 2 AM, 1 FM (1984), 1 TV; 2 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT earth stations |
| 1993 | broadcast stations - 2 AM, 1 FM (1984), 1 TV, 2 cable TV stations; 2 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT earth stations |
| 1994 | broadcast stations - 2 AM, 1 FM (1984), 1 TV, 2 cable TV stations; 2 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT earth stations |
| 1995 | NA telephones local: NA intercity: NA international: 2 INTELSAT (Pacific Ocean) earth stations |
| 1996 | domestic: NA international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) |
| 1997 | domestic : NA international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) |
| 1998 | domestic: NA international: satellite earth stations-2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) |
| 1999 | domestic: NA international: satellite earth stations--2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) |
| 2000 | domestic: NA international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) |
| 2001 | general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) |
| 2002 | general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) |
| 2003 | general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) |
| 2004 | general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: country code - 1-670; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) |
| 2005 | general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: country code - 1-670; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) |
| 2006 | general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: country code - 1-670; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) |
| 2007 | general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: country code - 1-670; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) |
| 2008 | general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: country code - 1-670; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) |
| 2009 | general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: country code - 1-670; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) |
| 2010 | general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: country code - 1-670; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) |
| 2011 | general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: country code - 1-670; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) |
| 2012 | general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: country code - 1-670; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) |
| 2013 | international: country code - 1-670; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) |
| 2014 | international: country code - 1-670; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) |
| 2015 | international: country code - 1-670; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) |
| 2016 | general assessment: digital fiber-optic cables and satellites connect the islands to worldwide networks | domestic: wide variety of services available including dial-up and broadband Internet, mobile cellular, international private lines, payphones, phone cards, voicemail, and automatic call distribution systems | international: country code - 1-670; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015) |
| 2017 | general assessment: digital fiber-optic cables and satellites connect the islands to worldwide networks | domestic: wide variety of services available including dial-up and broadband Internet, mobile cellular, international private lines, payphones, phone cards, voicemail, and automatic call distribution systems | international: country code - 1-670; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015) |
| 2018 | general assessment: digital fiber-optic cables and satellites connect the islands to worldwide networks (2015) | domestic: wide variety of services available including dial-up and broadband Internet, mobile cellular, international private lines, payphones, phone cards, voicemail, and automatic call distribution systems (2015) | international: country code - 1-670; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015) |
| 2019 | general assessment: digital fiber-optic cables and satellites connect the islands to worldwide networks; future launch of 5G (2018) | domestic: wide variety of services available including dial-up and broadband Internet, mobile cellular, international private lines, payphones, phone cards, voicemail, and automatic call distribution systems (2018) | international: country code - 1-670; landing points for the Atisa and Mariana-Guam submarine cables linking Mariana islands to Guam; satellite earth |
| 2020 | general assessment: digital fiber-optic cables and satellites connect the islands to worldwide networks; demand for broadband growing given that mobile services are the source for Internet across region; future launch of 5G (2020) | domestic: wide variety of services available including dial-up and broadband Internet, mobile cellular, international private lines, payphones, phone cards, voicemail, and automatic call distribution systems; fixed-line teledensity 39 per 100 persons (2019) | interna |
| 2021 | general assessment: digital fiber-optic cables and satellites connect the islands to worldwide networks; demand for broadband growing given that mobile services are the source for Internet across region; future launch of 5G (2020) domestic: wide variety of services available including dial-up and broadband Internet, mobile cellular, international private lines, payphones, phone cards, voicemail, and automatic call distribution systems; fixed-line teledensity 39 per 100 persons (2019) internation |
| 2022 | general assessment: digital fiber-optic cables and satellites connect the islands to worldwide networks; demand for broadband growing given that mobile services are the source for Internet across region; future launch of 5G (2020) domestic: wide variety of services available including dial-up and broadband Internet, mobile cellular, international private lines, payphones, phone cards, voicemail, and automatic call distribution systems; fixed-line teledensity roughly 35 per 100 persons (2020) int |
| 2023 | general assessment: digital fiber-optic cables and satellites connect the islands to worldwide networks; demand for broadband growing given that mobile services are the source for Internet across region; future launch of 5G (2020) domestic: fixed-line teledensity is 40 per 100 persons; mobile cellular subscriptions are 28 per 100 (2021) international: country code - 1-670; landing points for the Atisa and Mariana-Guam submarine cables linking Mariana islands to Guam; satellite earth stations - 2 |
| 2024 | general assessment: digital fiber-optic cables and satellites connect the islands to worldwide networks; demand for broadband growing given that mobile services are the source for Internet across region; future launch of 5G; as of April 2024 the Northern Mariana Islands Broadband Policy and Development Office (BPD) received an award of $81 million from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program; CNMI submitted its |