Telecommunications in French Polynesia

This article is about communications systems in French Polynesia.

The Honotua fiber optic cable connected Tahiti to Hawaii in 2010, increasing Internet speeds to 20 gigabits per second from 500 megabits per second.[1][2] The cable will also connect to Moorea and the Leeward Islands of Huahine, Raiatea and Bora Bora.[3]

Telephone

edit

Main lines in use: 32,000 (1995)

Mobile cellular: 4,000 (1995)

Telephone system:
Domestic: N/A
International: Satellite Earth station—1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)

Radio

edit

Radio stations: AM 2, FM 14, shortwave 2 (1998)

Radios: 128,000 (1997)

Television

edit

Television stations: 7 (plus 17 low-power repeaters) (1997)

Televisions: 40,000 (1997)

Internet

edit

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): OPT (national operator),

Country code (Top Level Domain): PF

ITU Prefix: F

Amateur radio prefix (Designated by France): FO

Notes

edit
  1. ^ "TAHITI TO ACCESS BROADBAND INTERNET IN SEPTEMBER – June 29, 2010".
  2. ^ "CABLE TO CONNECT TAHITI, HAWAII – September 21, 2009".
  3. ^ "Honotua – Submarine Networks". www.submarinenetworks.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.