Telephones - main lines in use 0
note: information for US bases only (2001)

Telephones - mobile cellular NA; Iridium system in use

Telephone system
general assessment: local systems at some research stations
domestic: NA
international: via satellite from some research stations

Radio broadcast stations AM NA, FM 2, shortwave 1
note: information for US bases only (2002)

Radios NA

Television broadcast stations 1 (cable system with six channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo)
note: information for US bases only (2002)

Televisions several hundred at McMurdo Station (US)
note: information for US bases only (2001)

Internet country code .aq

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) NA

NOTE: The information regarding Antarctica on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Antarctica Government 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Antarctica Government 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.