Introduction
How is the communication system in Northern Mariana Islands? Here, Broadcast media include 1 TV broadcast station on Saipan; multi-channel cable TV services are available on Saipan; 9 licensed radio broadcast stations (2009). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Northern Mariana Islands
Internet country code .mp
Internet users
Total 12,299 (2021 est.)
Percent of population 25.1% (2021 est.)
Telecommunication systems
General assessment Digital fiber-optic cables and satellites connect the islands to worldwide networks; demand for broadband growing given that mobile services are the source for Internet across region; future launch of 5G; as of April 2024 the Northern Mariana Islands Broadband Policy and Development Office (BPD) received an award of $81 million from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program; CNMI submitted its BEAD Five-Year Action Plan to NTIA; this plan aims to improve Internet services in the Commonwealth by outlining strategies for enhancing Internet accessibility and affordability for all members of the CNMI community (2024)
Domestic Fixed-line teledensity is 40 per 100 persons; mobile cellular subscriptions are 28 per 100 (2021)
International Country code - 1-670; landing points for the Atisa and Mariana-Guam submarine cables linking Mariana islands to Guam; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019)
Telephones - fixed lines
Total subscriptions 20,000 (2021 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 40 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
Total subscriptions 20,474 (2004 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 28 (2004)
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Northern Mariana Islands is found in Micronesia