Saint Lucia: Communication#
Telephones - fixed lines | total subscriptions: 34,874 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 21 (July 2015 est.) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular | total: 188,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 115 (July 2015 est.) |
Telephone system | general assessment: an adequate system that is automatically switched domestic: fixed-line teledensity is 20 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 115 per 100 persons international: country code - 1-758; the East Caribbean Fiber System and Southern Caribbean Fiber submarine cables, along with Intelsat from Martinique, carry calls internationally; direct microwave radio relay link with Martinique and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; (2015) |
Broadcast media | 3 privately owned TV stations; 1 public TV station operating on a cable network; multi-channel cable TV service available; a mix of state-owned and privately owned broadcasters operate nearly 25 radio stations including repeater transmission stations (2007) |
Internet country code | .lc |
Internet users | total: 86,000 percent of population: 52.4% (July 2015 est.) |