Cook Islands Communications
Telephones - main lines in use6,200 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular
1,500 (2002)
Telephone system
general assessment: Telecom Cook Islands offers international direct dialing, Internet, email, fax, and Telex
domestic: the individual islands are connected by a combination of satellite earth stations, microwave systems, and VHF and HF radiotelephone; within the islands, service is provided by small exchanges connected to subscribers by open-wire, cable, and fiber-optic cable
international: country code - 682; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations
AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004)
Television broadcast stations
1 (outer islands receive satellite broadcasts) (2004)
Internet country code
.ck
Internet users
3,600 (2002)