Introduction
How is the communication system in Tonga? Here, Broadcast media include 1 state-owned TV station and 3 privately owned TV stations; satellite and cable TV services are available; 1 state-owned and 5 privately owned radio stations; Radio Australia broadcasts available via satellite (2019). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Tonga
| Internet country code | .to |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 5,000 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 5 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 73,700 (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 67% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | Tonga was only connected to the global submarine telecommunication network in the last decade; though this system is more stable than other technologies such as satellite and fixed infrastructure; the January 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai severed Tonga’s connection to the submarine telecommunication network (2023) |
| Domestic | Fixed-line 10 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity 61 telephones per 100 (2021) |
| International | Country code - 676; landing point for the Tonga Cable and the TDCE connecting to Fiji and 3 separate Tonga islands; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2020) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 11,000 (2021 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 10 (2021 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 64,000 (2021 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 61 (2021 est.) |
All Important Facts about Tonga
Want to know more about Tonga? Check all different factbooks for Tonga below.
