There are telecommunications in French Guiana.
In 1923, there were 117 telephones in use, with 241 miles of wire. [1] The number of telephones was approximately 6,800 by 1975, [2] approximately 13,700 by 1982 [3] and 18,100 by 1989. [4] There were 47,000 telephone main lines in use in 1995, [5] and 51,000 in 2001. [6] There were 138,200 mobile cellular phones in 2002. [6]
Telephone system:
domestic:
fair open wire and
microwave radio relay system
[5]
international:
satellite earth station – 1
Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
[5]
In 1923, there were nine telegraph offices, with 205 miles of wire. [1]
Radio Cayenne began to broadcast on 9 June 1951, [7] with regular broadcasts from January 1953. [8] In 1998, radio stations were broadcast on AM 2, FM 14 (including 6 repeaters) and shortwave 6 (including 5 repeaters). [5] There were 7,100 radio receivers by 1975. [2] There were 104,000 radios in 1997. [5]
There were three television stations (plus eight low-power repeaters) in 1997. [5] There were 3,000 television receivers by 1975. [2] There were 30,000 televisions in 1997. [5]
There number of internet users was 2,000 in 2000, [9] and 3,200 in 2002. [6] There were two internet service providers in 2000. [9]
The top-level domain country code is .gf. [5]
There are telecommunications in French Guiana.
In 1923, there were 117 telephones in use, with 241 miles of wire. [1] The number of telephones was approximately 6,800 by 1975, [2] approximately 13,700 by 1982 [3] and 18,100 by 1989. [4] There were 47,000 telephone main lines in use in 1995, [5] and 51,000 in 2001. [6] There were 138,200 mobile cellular phones in 2002. [6]
Telephone system:
domestic:
fair open wire and
microwave radio relay system
[5]
international:
satellite earth station – 1
Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
[5]
In 1923, there were nine telegraph offices, with 205 miles of wire. [1]
Radio Cayenne began to broadcast on 9 June 1951, [7] with regular broadcasts from January 1953. [8] In 1998, radio stations were broadcast on AM 2, FM 14 (including 6 repeaters) and shortwave 6 (including 5 repeaters). [5] There were 7,100 radio receivers by 1975. [2] There were 104,000 radios in 1997. [5]
There were three television stations (plus eight low-power repeaters) in 1997. [5] There were 3,000 television receivers by 1975. [2] There were 30,000 televisions in 1997. [5]
There number of internet users was 2,000 in 2000, [9] and 3,200 in 2002. [6] There were two internet service providers in 2000. [9]
The top-level domain country code is .gf. [5]