Communications of Antarctica
Telephones - main lines in use: | 0; note - information for US bases only (2001) |
Telephone system: | general assessment: local systems at some research stations domestic: commercial cellular networks operating in a small number of locations international: country code - 672; via satellite (including mobile Inmarsat and Iridium systems) from all research stations, ships, aircraft, and most field parties (2001) |
Radio broadcast stations: | AM NA, FM 2, shortwave 1 (information for US bases only) (2002) |
Radios: | NA |
Television broadcast stations: | 1 (cable system with 6 channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo - information for US bases only) (2002) |
Televisions: | several hundred at McMurdo Station (US) note: information for US bases only (2001) |
Internet country code: | .aq |
Internet hosts: | 7,757 (2006) |
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): | NA |