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Mauritius Communications 2013
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SOURCE: 2013 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES
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Page last updated on February 5, 2013

Telephones - main lines in use:
374,600 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 107
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
1.294 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 150
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: small system with good service
domestic: monopoly over fixed-line services terminated in 2005; fixed-line teledensity roughly 30 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services launched in 1989 with current teledensity roughly 100 per 100 persons
international: country code - 230; landing point for the SAFE submarine cable that provides links to Asia and South Africa where it connects to the SAT-3/WASC submarine cable that provides further links to parts of East Africa, and Europe; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean); new microwave link to Reunion; HF radiotelephone links to several countries

Broadcast media:
the government maintains control over TV broadcasting through the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), which operates 3 analog and 10 digital TV stations; MBC is a shareholder in a local company that operates 2 pay-TV stations; the state retains the largest radio broadcast network with multiple stations; several private radio broadcasters have entered the market since 2001; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available (2007)

Internet country code:
.mu

Internet hosts:
51,139 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 95
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
290,000 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 132
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]


NOTE: The information regarding Mauritius on this page is re-published from the 2013 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mauritius Communications 2013 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mauritius Communications 2013 should be addressed to the CIA.


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