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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

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  • Area: 14 million sq km
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  • Dial code: +672

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