Telecommunications in the Federated States of Micronesia

This article is about communications systems in the Federated States of Micronesia.

In 2010, Pohnpei was connected to the Internet using the HANTRU-1 undersea cable to provide high-speed bandwidth. Kosrae, Chuuk, and Yap, were planned to be connected in a second phase.^[1]

Telephone

Main lines in use: 8,000 (1995)

Mobile cellular: NA

Telephone system:
domestic: islands interconnected by shortwave radiotelephone (used mostly for government purposes)
international: satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)

Radio

Broadcast stations: AM 5, FM 1, shortwave 1 (2011)

Stations below are included in the total: AM Radio stations:

• AM 1350 V6A - Baptist Radio - Moen (Chuuk) FM.. religious-Baptist
• AM 1449 V6AH - Radio V6AH - Kolonia (Pohnpei) FM.. religious-Christian
• AM 1494 V6AI - Radio Yap - Colonia (Yap)
• AM 1584 V6AJ - Voice of Kosrae - Tofol (Kosrae) FM.. English, Kosraen

FM Radio stations:

• FM 88.5 BWXX-FM
• FM 88.5 V6BBC Bible Baptist Church Radio (Weno, Chuuk)
• FM 89.5 V6AK Radio - Moen (Chuuk) FM English, Chuukese
• FM 104.0 V6AF - Kolonia (Pohnpei) FM.. religious-Christian

There is also a shortwave relay of 88.5 FM, V6MP.

Radios: NA

Television

Broadcast stations:

• KPON 7 Kolonia (Pohnpei, 1 kW)
• TTKK 7 Moen (Truk, 0.1 kW)
• WAAB 7 (Government station) Colonia (Yap, 1 kW) - (1997)

Several Honolulu local stations are available on cable (converted from ATSC to DVB-T): KHON-TV (Fox), KITV-TV (ABC), KHNL-TV (NBC) and KGMB-TV (CBS).

Televisions: NA

Internet

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1^[2]

Country code: FM

Notes

1. ^ Marianas Variety Newspaper
2. ^ Internet service provided by Government owned telecom company