Telecommunications in the Falkland Islands

Telecommunications in the Falkland Islands includes radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.

Radio and television

Radio: Radio services provided by the public broadcaster, Falkland Islands Radio Service, broadcasting on both AM and FM frequencies, and by the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) (2007).
Radio sets: 1,000 (1997).

Six free-to-air digital channels are provided by BFBS: BBC One, BBC Two, ITV, Channel 4, Sky News and BFBS Extra for non-military audiences. Entitled personnel within British Forces South Atlantic can also receive Sky Sports 1, Sky Sports 2 and BFBS Sport.

Calling code: +500
International call prefix: 00
Main lines: 1,980 lines in use (2012), 218th in the world.
Mobile cellular: 3,450 lines, 216th in the world (2012); Cable & Wireless launched "Touch" a GSM 900 mobile service during December 2005; Roaming became partially available in April 2007 depending on providers.
Domestic: Government-operated radiotelephone and private VHF/CB radiotelephone networks provide effective service to almost all points on both islands (2011). Services in Stanley are delivered via fibre optic and copper. Telephone penetration by household is 100%.
Satellite earth station: 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) with links through the United Kingdom to other countries (2011).

Top-level domain: .fk
Internet users: 2,842 users, 208th in the world; 96.9% of the population, 1st in the world (2012).
Fixed broadband: 1,187 subscriptions, 179th in the world; 40.5% of the population, 5th in the world (2012).
Wireless broadband: unknown (2012).
Internet hosts: 110 hosts, 207th in the world (2012).
Internet service providers (ISPs): Sure South Atlantic (formerly Cable & Wireless).
ADSL services were launched in Stanley in mid-2006.

KTV, website.
Station History, Falkland Islands Radio Service (FIRS).
How it all started, Saint FM (Falklands).
Sure Falkland Islands History, Sure South Atlantic, the successor to Cable & Wireless.