This article is about communications systems in the Federated States of Micronesia.
In 2010, Pohnpei State was connected to the Internet using the HANTRU-1 undersea communications cable to provide high-speed bandwidth. Kosrae State, Chuuk State, and Yap State, 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 999 V6AF - (Pohnpei)
- 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 (Yap)
- AM 1503 V6AJ - Voice of Kosrae - Tofol (Kosrae) FM.. English, Kosraean
- AM 1593 V6AK - Moen (Chuuk)..
FM Radio stations:
- FM 88.1 V6BC (Truk)
- FM 88.1 V6AI-FM (Moen)
- FM 88.5 V6MA-FM
- FM 88.5 V6MA Bible Baptist Church Radio (Weno, Chuuk)
- FM 88.9 V6JY (Yap)
- FM 88.9 V6KIZ (Pohnpei)
- FM 89.5 V6W-1
- FM 89.5 V6CWS
- FM 89.7 V6AA (Yap)
- FM 89.7 V6AJ (Kosrae)
- FM 101.1 V6AV ( BBC World Service) (Yap)
- FM 104.1 V6AF-FM - Kolonia (Pohnpei) FM.. religious-Christian
There is also a shortwave relay of 88.5 FM at 4755 KHz, 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): KHET ( PBS), KHON-TV ( Fox), KITV-TV ( ABC), KHNL-TV ( NBC) and KGMB-TV ( CBS).
Televisions: NA
Internet
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
- FSMTC
- iBoom
- iSolutions Micronesia LTD
- Starlink Pacific Islands
- Kacific Broadband Satellite Group
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