Communications in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Below is a summary of media communications in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.

Telecommunications

Cable and Wireless provide the telecommunications service in the territory. Saint Helena has the international calling code +290 which, since 2006, Tristan da Cunha shares. Telephone numbers are 4 digits long. Numbers start with 1-9, with 8xxx being reserved for Tristan da Cunha numbers and 2xxx for Jamestown.^[1] Ascension Island has the calling code +247 and also has 4 digit numbers on the island.^[2]

General statistics^[3]

Telephones - main lines in use: 2,900 (2009)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 0 (2009)

Telephone system:
domestic: automatic network; HF radiotelephone from Saint Helena to Ascension, then into worldwide submarine cable and satellite networks
international: HF radiotelephone from Saint Helena to Ascension, which is a major coaxial submarine cable relay point between South Africa, Portugal, and UK; satellite earth stations - 5 (4 on Ascension Island; 1 on St Helena)

Radio broadcast stations: (Local stations for Saint Helena island)

Band	Number of stations	List of stations
VHF	1	Saint FM
MF	1	Radio Saint Helena
HF	0	(Radio St Helena makes occasional shortwave broadcasts)
LF	0
Internet Streaming	1	Saint FM

Radios: 3,000 (1997)

Radio stations: 6 (2007) (2 on St Helena; 1 on Ascension; 3 (ZOE-FM 93.5 and its shortwave relay on 3290 KHz) on Tristan da Cunha; and 1 BFBS

Television broadcast stations: 0 (2007)

Televisions: 2,000 (1997)

Internet users: 900 (2009)

Internet hosts: 6,873 (2010)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (2000)

Meteorological stations: South Africa maintains a manned meteorological station on Gough Island; on Saint Helena island, there is an automatic weather station at Longwood and another station at Broad Bottom.

Country code (Top level domain): .sh and .ac (Ascension Island)

See also

• Transport on Saint Helena
• Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha#Communications
• Category:Radio stations in Saint Helena

References

1. ^ World Telephone Numbering Guide Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
2. ^ World Telephone Numbering Guide Ascension Island
3. ^ CIA World Factbook St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha