The Marshall Islands is an island country in Oceania.

In 2010, the Majuro and Kwajalein Atoll were connected to the HANTRU-1 undersea communications cable to provide high-speed bandwidth. Faster internet service was rolled out to Majuro and Ebeye on April 1, 2010.[1]

National Telecommunications Authority building

The majority of communication is under the responsibility of Marshall Islands National Telecommunications Authority.

Publications

Newspapers:

  • Marshall Islands Journal: tabloid
    • The Marshall Islands Journal is a dual language, once a week publication. It is the newspaper of record for the Marshall Islands.

Telephone

Telephones:

  • main lines in use: 3,000 (1994)
  • mobile cellular: 280 (1994)

Telex services:

  • domestic: Majuro Atoll and Ebeye and Kwajalein islands have regular, seven-digit, direct-dial telephones; other islands interconnected by shortwave radio, telephone (used mostly for government purposes)
  • international: satellite earth stations – 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); US Government satellite communications system on Kwajalein

Radio

Radio broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998)

Stations included are:

Television

Television broadcast stations: 3 (of which two are US military stations): MBC-TV, CPN (AFN) – Central Pacific Network (Channel 1) - CPN (AFN) – Central Pacific Network (Channel 2)

Internet

Internet Service Providers: 1[2]

Top level domain: The TLD of the Marshall Islands is .mh. However, it's registrar has been essentially defunct, with their website not resolving.

Notes

  1. ↑ GIFF JOHNSON (March 5, 2010). "NTA cuts internet rates". The Marshall Islands Journal. Archived from the original on February 4, 2011. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
  2. ↑ Aenet Rowa (July 20, 2003). "Marshall Islands National Telecommunications Authority Gets Its Own Internet Link-Up". Yokwe Online. Archived from the original on April 22, 2005. Retrieved 2010-07-27.


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