Page last updated on January 28, 2014

Telephones - main lines in use:
23,140 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 183
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
560,000 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 166
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: telephone services have improved; inter-atoll communication through microwave links; all inhabited islands and resorts are connected with telephone and fax service
domestic: each island now has at least 1 public telephone, and there are mobile-cellular networks with a rapidly expanding subscribership that has reached 135 per 100 persons
international: country code - 960; linked to international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); satellite earth station - 3 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2011)

Broadcast media:
state-owned radio and TV monopoly until recently; state-owned TV operates 2 channels; 3 privately owned TV stations; state owns Voice of Maldives and operates both an entertainment and a music-based station; 5 privately owned radio stations (2012)

Internet country code:
.mv

Internet hosts:
3,296 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 153
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
86,400 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 164
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]