Telecommunications in Antigua and Barbuda

Telecommunications in Antigua and Barbuda are via media in the telecommunications industry.

Telephone

Telephones – main lines in use: 37,500 (2006)

country comparison to the world: 168

Telephones – mobile cellular: 110,200 (2006) (APUA PCS, Cable & Wireless, Digicel)

country comparison to the world: 177

Telephone system:
domestic: good automatic telephone system
international: 3 fiber optic submarine cables (2 to Saint Kitts and 1 to Guadeloupe); satellite earth station – 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Radio

Radio broadcast stations: AM 4, FM 6, shortwave 0 (2002)

Radio Stations of Antigua and Barbuda
Band / Freq. Call Sign Brand City of license Notes
AM 620 V2C ABS Radio and TV Saint John's, Antigua ABS; 5 kW
AM 1100 ZDK Radio ZDK Saint John's, Antigua Owner: Grenville Radio; 20 kW
AM 1160 Unknown Radio Lighthouse Saint John's, Antigua 10 kW
AM 1580 Unknown Unknown Judge Bay, Antigua 50 kW
FM 88.5 Unknown Power FM Saint John's, Antigua
FM 89.7 Unknown Catholic Radio Saint John's, Antigua 2 kW
FM 90.5 V2C-FM ABS Radio and TV Saint John's, Antigua repeats AM 620
FM 91.1 Unknown Observer Radio Saint John's, Antigua
FM 91.9 Unknown Hitz 91.9 Saint John's, Antigua
FM 92.3 Unknown Radio Lighthouse Saint John's, Antigua repeats AM 1160
FM 92.9 VYBZ-FM Vybz FM Saint John's, Antigua
FM 93.9 Unknown Caribbean SuperStation Saint John's, Antigua repeats Caribbean SuperStation from Trinidad
FM 95.7 Unknown Zoom Radio Saint John's, Antigua
FM 97.1 ZDK Radio ZDK Saint John's, Antigua repeats AM 1100
FM 98.5 Unknown Red Hot Radio Saint John's, Antigua
FM 99.1 Unknown Hit Radio Music Power Saint John's, Antigua
FM 100.1 Unknown (ZDKR-FM?) Sun FM Saint John's, Antigua
FM 101.5 Unknown Second Advent Radio Saint John's, Antigua 20 watts
FM 102.3 Unknown Variety Radio Saint John's, Antigua
FM 103.1 Unknown Life FM Codrington, Barbuda 1 kW
FM 103.9 Unknown Life FM Saint John's, Antigua repeats 103.1 Codrington
FM 104.3 Unknown Nice FM Codrington, Barbuda
FM 107.3 Unknown Crusader Radio Saint John's, Antigua
SW 3.255 mHz V2C ABS Radio and TV Saint John's, Antigua Repeats AM 620

Radios: 36,000 (1997)

Television

Television broadcast stations: 2 (1997) (including ABS-TV)

Televisions: 31,000 (1997)

Internet

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): Cable & Wireless, Antigua Computer Technologies (ACT), Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA INET)

Internet hosts: 2,215 (2008)

country comparison to the world: 140

Internet users: 60,000 (2007)

country comparison to the world: 158

Country codes: AG

Demographics
Internet Users by Ethnicity[1]
Q48 Ethnic Q55 Internet Use
Yes No Don't know/Not stated
African descendent 47.42% 50.74% 1.84%
Caucasian/White 83.27% 16.03% 0.70%
East Indian/India 58.66% 40.08% 1.26%
Mixed (Black/White) 64.34% 33.35% 2.31%
Mixed (Other) 61.22% 37.62% 1.16%
Hispanic 31.78% 66.80% 1.42%
Syrian/Lebanese 60.77% 36.76% 2.48%
Other 59.46% 39.71% 0.83%
Don't know/Not stated 20.58% 70.61% 8.81%
Total 48.35% 49.81% 1.84%
Household internet access by ethnicity[2]
Q48 Ethnic Q25 4 Internet access
No Yes Don't know/not declared
African descendent 51.99% 38.20% 9.81%
Caucasian/White 14.56% 82.83% 2.61%
East Indian/India 36.63% 54.93% 8.44%
Mixed (Black/White) 39.47% 54.60% 5.93%
Mixed (Other) 41.76% 51.53% 6.71%
Hispanic 67.68% 20.56% 11.76%
Syrian/Lebanese 29.48% 69.39% 1.13%
Other 34.02% 58.96% 7.02%
Don't know/Not stated 53.86% 27.58% 18.56%
Total 50.83% 39.61% 9.57%

See also

References
  1. "Report" (PDF). redatam.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. "Report" (PDF). redatam.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

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