Communications on Saint Helena

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Telephones - main lines in use: 2,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 0 (1997)

Telephone system:
domestic: automatic network; HF radiotelephone from Saint Helena to Ascension, then into worldwide submarine cable and satellite networks
international: HF radiotelephone from Saint Helena to Ascension, which is a major coaxial submarine cable relay point between South Africa, Portugal, and UK; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:

Band	Number of stations	List of stations
VHF	1	Saint FM
MF	1	[Radio St. Helena]
HF	0	(Radio St. Helena makes occasional shortwave broadcasts)
LF	0
Internet Streaming	1	Saint FM

Radios: 3,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations: 0 (1997)

Televisions: 2,000 (1997)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (2000)

Communications - note: Gough Island has a meteorological station

Country code (Top level domain): .sh

See also : Saint Helena