Communications in Mauritius

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Basic telephony was introduced in Mauritius in October 1883. The first telephone line was set up between the Colony Governor's residence in Reduit and Government House in Port Louis. [1]

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Telephones - main lines in use: 359,000 (2005)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 510,000 (2004)

Telephone system: small system with good service
domestic: primarily microwave radio relay trunk system
international: country code - 230; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean); new microwave link to Reunion; HF radiotelephone links to several countries; fiber optic submarine cable (SAT-3/WASC/SAFE) provides connectivity to Europe and Asia

Radio broadcast stations: AM 4, FM 9, shortwave 0 (2002)

Radios: 420,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations: 2 (plus several repeaters) (1997)

Televisions: 258,000 (1997)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 2 (2000)

Internet users: 180,000 (2005)

Country code (Top level domain): MU

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Mauritian Flag Republic of Mauritius topics Mauritian coat of arms
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  1. ^ The ICT Sector in Mauritius - an Overview- Retrieved October 21, 2006

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