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Papua New Guinea: Communications
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Papua New Guinea |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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61,152 (1999)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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3,053 (1996)
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: services are adequate and being improved; facilities provide radiotelephone and telegraph, coastal radio, aeronautical radio, and international radio communication services
domestic: mostly radiotelephone
international: submarine cables to Australia and Guam; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); international radio communication service
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 8, FM 19, shortwave 28 (1998)
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Radios:
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410,000 (1997)
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Television broadcast stations:
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3 (all in the Port Moresby area)
note: additional stations at Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Lae, and Rabaul are planned (2002)
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Televisions:
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59,841 (1999)
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Internet country code:
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.pg
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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3 (2000)
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Internet users:
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135,000 (2001)
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