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Communications of Tonga

Telephones - main lines in use:13,700 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:16,400 (2004)
Telephone system:general assessment: competition between Tonga Telecommunications Corporation (TCC) and Shoreline Communications Tonga (SCT) is accelerating expansion of telecommunications; SCT recently granted authority to develop high-speed digital service for telephone, Internet, and television
domestic: fully automatic switched network
international: country code - 676; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2004)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
Radios:61,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:3 (2004)
Televisions:2,000 (1997)
Internet country code:.to
Internet hosts:18,775 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):2 (2000)
Internet users:3,000 (2004)

Tonga Quickstats

  • Population: 116,921 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 748 sq km
  • Density: 153 /km² (67th¹)
  • GDP (total): $817 million (167th)
  • GDP (per capita): $7,984 (76th)
  • Literacy: 98.9%

Languages of Tonga

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  • Currency: Paʻanga (TOP)
  • Dial code: +676

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Tonga Internet

  • Usage: 3,000
  • Penetration: 2.9 %
  • Top Domain: .tn

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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