- Communications in New Zealand
Communications in
New Zealand are fairly typical for anindustrialized nation.Telephones
*Main lines in use: 1.92 million (2000)
*Telephones - mobile cellular:
**3.6 million (2005) Two network operators.CDMA ,EV-DO ,GSM ,HSDPA andUMTS systems.
*Telephone system: Excellent international and domestic systems
**Domestic: Individual lines available to 99% of residences. Electronic exchanges, optical fibre andmicrowave links between cities and submarine optical fibre cables betweenNorth Island andSouth Island . Two network operators as well as several alternative toll service providers.
**International: Submarine cables, seeSouthern Cross Cable (to Australia and Hawaii), TASMAN 2 (Australia-New Zealand) and PacRimEast or Pacific Rim East (New Zealand-Hawaii); Satellite earth stations - 2Intelsat (Pacific Ocean )
**Country calling code +64, which is also used to reachScott Base inAntarctica and the United States baseMcMurdo Station nearby.
**See also:Telecom New Zealand ,TelstraClear (operating companies);Citylink Wellington Radio
*Radio broadcast stations: AM 124,
FM 290,shortwave 4 (1998)
**See also:List of radio stations in New Zealand
*Radios: 3.75 million (1997)Television
*Television broadcast stations: 41 (plus 52 medium-power
repeater s and over 650 low-power repeaters) (1997)
**These transmit 4 nationwide free-to-air networks as well as 3 nationwide UHF pay TV networks and a few regional or local single transmitter stations.
**Digital Satellite pay TV is also available and carries most terrestrial networks.
**Cable TV is available in some urban areas in conjunction with telephone services.
**See also:List of New Zealand television channels
*Televisions: 1.926 million (1997)Internet
*
Internet Service Provider s (ISPs): 36 (2000)
*Internet users: 2.11 million (2002)
*Country code (Top level domain):.nz References
*CIA_WFB_2003
External links
* [http://www.ewnz.co.nz/SundayProgramme.wmv Video about the lack of competition in NZ mobile market] (
WMV ) produced byTVNZ ee also
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