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Telephones - main lines in use:
48,000 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 165
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
494,400 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 164
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: telephone services have improved; interatoll 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 125 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) (2009)

Broadcast media:
state-owned radio and television monopoly until recently; state-owned TV operates 2 channels; 2 privately-owned TV stations; state owns Voice of Maldives and operates both an entertainment and a music-based station; there are 5 privately-owned radio broadcast stations operating (2009)

Internet country code:
.mv

Internet hosts:
3,054 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 152
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
86,400 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 163
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]