Telecommunications in the Falkland Islands

Radio and television

• Radio: Radio services provided by the public broadcaster, Falkland Islands Radio Service, broadcasting on both AM and FM frequencies, and by the British Forces Broadcasting Service .
• Radio sets: 1,000.

• Television: TV service provided by a multi-channel service provider.
• Television sets: 1,008.

Telephones

• Calling code: +500
• International call prefix: 00
• Main lines: 1,980 lines in use, 218th in the world.
• Mobile cellular: 3,450 lines, 216th in the world ; Cable & Wireless launched "Touch" a GSM 900 mobile service during December 2005; Roaming became partially available in April 2007 depending on providers.
• Domestic: Government-operated radiotelephone and private VHF/CB radiotelephone networks provide effective service to almost all points on both islands. Services in Stanley are delivered via fibre optic and copper. Telephone penetration by household is 100%.
• Satellite earth station: 1 Intelsat with links through the United Kingdom to other countries.

  Internet

• Top-level domain:.fk
• Internet users: 2,842 users, 208th in the world; 96.9% of the population, 1st in the world.
• Fixed broadband: 1,187 subscriptions, 179th in the world; 40.5% of the population, 5th in the world.
• Wireless broadband: unknown.
• Internet hosts: 110 hosts, 207th in the world.
• Internet Service Providers : Sure South Atlantic.
• ADSL services were launched in Stanley in mid-2006.