Communications in Maldives


Communications in Maldives


Maldivian Communications

Telephones - main lines in use: 33,200 (2007)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 317,800 (2007)

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 approaching 90 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) (2007)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (1998)

Television broadcast stations: 1 (2006)

Internet country code: .mv

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

Internet users: 33,000 (2007)




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