Telephones - main lines in use:
50,396 (2009)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
450,500 (2009)
Telephone system:
general assessment: telephone services have improved; each island now has at least 1 public telephone, and there are mobile cellular networks with a rapidly expanding subscribership that exceeds 100 per 100 persons
domestic:
interatoll communication through microwave links; all inhabited islands and resorts are connected with telephone and fax service
international:
country code - 960; linked to international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); satellite earth station - 3 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2009)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 1 (2009)
Television broadcast stations:
2 (2009)
Internet country code:
.mv
Internet hosts:
1,732 (2009)
Internet users:
71,700 (2008)