the national broadcaster, Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), which is funded by taxpayer money, operates the only terrestrial TV station, which provides local programming and airs broadcasts from international services; a privately owned Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) channel also provides local programming multi-channel cable and satellite TV are available through 2 providers; the national broadcaster operates 1 AM and 1 FM radio station; there are 2 privately operated radio stations; transmissions of 2 international broadcasters are accessible in Victoria
(2019). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.Internet country code | .sc |
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Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
Total | 34,966 (2020 est.) |
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 36 (2020 est.) |
Internet users | |
Total | 90,200 (2021 est.) |
Percent of population | 82% (2021 est.) |
Telecommunication systems | |
General assessment | Effective system; direct international calls to over 100 countries; radiotelephone communications between islands in the archipelago; 3 ISPs; use of Internet cafes' for access to Internet; 4G services and 5G pending (2020) |
Domestic | Fixed-line is 18 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity is 173 telephones per 100 persons (2021) |
International | Country code - 248; landing points for the PEACE and the SEAS submarine cables providing connectivity to Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia; direct radiotelephone communications with adjacent island countries and African coastal countries; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2019) |
Telephones - fixed lines | |
Total subscriptions | 19,000 (2022 est.) |
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 18 (2022 est.) |
Telephones - mobile cellular | |
Total subscriptions | 205,000 (2022 est.) |
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 192 (2022 est.) |
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