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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 adequate intraisland and international radio communications provided via Australian facilities; 1,600 telephones; 4,000 radio receivers; stations--1 AM, no FM, no TV; 1 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT earth station
1991 adequate intraisland and international radio communications provided via Australian facilities; 1,600 telephones; 4,000 radios; stations--1 AM, no FM, no TV; 1 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT earth station
1992 adequate local and international radio communications provided via Australian facilities; 1,600 telephones; 4,000 radios; broadcast stations - 1 AM, no FM, no TV; 1 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT earth station
1993 adequate local and international radio communications provided via Australian facilities; 1,600 telephones; 4,000 radios; broadcast stations - 1 AM, no FM, no TV; 1 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT earth station
1994 adequate local and international radio communications provided via Australian facilities; 1,600 telephones; 4,000 radios; broadcast stations - 1 AM, no FM, no TV; 1 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT earth station
1995 1,600 telephones; adequate local and international radio communications provided via Australian facilities local: NA intercity: NA international: 1 INTELSAT (Pacific Ocean) earth station
1996 adequate local and international radiotelephone communications provided via Australian facilities domestic: NA international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
1997 adequate local and international radiotelephone communications provided via Australian facilities domestic: NA international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
1998 adequate local and international radiotelephone communications provided via Australian facilities domestic: NA international: satellite earth station-1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
1999 adequate local and international radiotelephone communications provided via Australian facilities domestic: NA international: satellite earth station--1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
2000 adequate local and international radiotelephone communications provided via Australian facilities domestic: NA international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
2001 general assessment: adequate local and international radiotelephone communications provided via Australian facilities domestic: NA international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
2002 general assessment: adequate local and international radiotelephone communication provided via Australian facilities domestic: NA international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
2003 general assessment: adequate local and international radiotelephone communication provided via Australian facilities domestic: NA international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
2004 general assessment: adequate local and international radiotelephone communication provided via Australian facilities domestic: NA international: country code - 674; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
2005 general assessment: adequate local and international radiotelephone communication provided via Australian facilities domestic: NA international: country code - 674; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
2006 general assessment: adequate local and international radiotelephone communication provided via Australian facilities domestic: NA international: country code - 674; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
2007 general assessment: adequate local and international radiotelephone communication provided via Australian facilities domestic: NA international: country code - 674; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
2008 general assessment: adequate local and international radiotelephone communication provided via Australian facilities domestic: NA international: country code - 674; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
2009 general assessment: adequate local and international radiotelephone communication provided via Australian facilities domestic: NA international: country code - 674; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
2010 general assessment: adequate local and international radiotelephone communication provided via Australian facilities domestic: NA international: country code - 674; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
2011 general assessment: adequate local and international radiotelephone communication provided via Australian facilities domestic: NA international: country code - 674; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
2012 general assessment: adequate local and international radiotelephone communication provided via Australian facilities domestic: NA international: country code - 674; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
2013 general assessment: adequate local and international radiotelephone communication provided via Australian facilities international: country code - 674; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
2014 general assessment: adequate local and international radiotelephone communication provided via Australian facilities international: country code - 674; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
2015 general assessment: adequate local and international radiotelephone communication provided via Australian facilities | international: country code - 674; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
2016 general assessment: adequate local and international radiotelephone communication provided via Australian facilities | international: country code - 674; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
2017 general assessment: adequate local and international radiotelephone communication provided via Australian facilities | international: country code - 674; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
2018 general assessment: adequate local and international radiotelephone communication provided via Australian facilities | international: country code - 674; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
2019 general assessment: adequate local and international radiotelephone communication provided via Australian facilities; geography is a challenge for the islands; there is a need to service the tourism sector and thus the South Pacific Islands economy; mobile technology is booming (2018) | domestic: fixed-line 14 per 100 and mobile-cellular 87 per 100 (2018) | international: country code - 674; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
2020 general assessment: adequate local and international radiotelephone communication provided via Australian facilities; geography is a challenge for the islands; there is a need to service the tourism sector and the South Pacific Islands economy; mobile technology is booming (2018) | domestic: fixed-line 14 per 100 and mobile-cellular 95 per 100 (2019) | international: country code - 674; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) | note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting tel
2021 general assessment: adequate local and international radiotelephone communication provided via Australian facilities; geography is a challenge for the islands; there is a need to service the tourism sector and the South Pacific Islands economy; mobile technology is booming (2018) domestic: fixed-line 14 per 100 and mobile-cellular 95 per 100 (2019) international: country code - 674; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant i
2022 general assessment: relies on satellite as the primary Internet service provider and mobile operator; internet connectivity on the island is very limited and unstable due to the vulnerability of the network infrastructure to bad weather and limited network coverage, with several blind spots (2022) domestic: fixed-line 0 per 100 and mobile-cellular subscribership approximately 92 per 100 (2020) international: country code - 674; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) note: the COVID
2023 general assessment: relies on satellite as the primary Internet service provider and mobile operator; internet connectivity on the island is very limited and unstable due to the vulnerability of the network infrastructure to bad weather and limited network coverage, with several blind spots (2022) domestic: fixed-line 0 per 100 and mobile-cellular subscribership approximately 80 per 100 (2021) international: country code - 674; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
2024 general assessment: relies on satellite as the primary Internet service provider and mobile operator; internet connectivity on the island is very limited and unstable due to the vulnerability of the network infrastructure to bad weather and limited network coverage, with several blind spots (2022) domestic: fixed-line 0 per 100 and mobile-cellular subscribership approximately 80 per 100 (2021) international: country code - 674; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)