Cook Islands: Communication#
| Telephones - fixed lines | total: 7,200 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 61 (2009) |
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| Telephones - mobile cellular | total: 7,800 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 66 (July 2015 est.) |
| Telephone system | general assessment: Telecom Cook Islands offers international direct dialing, Internet, email, fax, and Telex domestic: individual islands are connected by a combination of satellite earth stations, microwave systems, and VHF and HF radiotelephone; within the islands, service is provided by small exchanges connected to subscribers by open-wire, cable, and fiber-optic cable international: country code - 682; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) |
| Broadcast media | 1 privately owned TV station broadcasts from Rarotonga providing a mix of local news and overseas-sourced programs; a satellite program package is available; 6 radio stations broadcast with 1 reportedly reaching all of the islands (2009) |
| Internet country code | .ck |
| Internet users | total: 6,000 percent of population: 61% (July 2015 est.) |