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Economic Indicator: Telephone Statistics: Number of Fixed Lines, Mobile Phone Penetration Rate
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Pa'anga
Currency Symbol: TOP
Telephone System: general assessment: competition between Tonga Telecommunications Corporation (TCC) and Shoreline Communications Tonga (SCT) is accelerating expansion of telecommunications; SCT granted approval to introduce high-speed digital service for telephone, Internet, and television while TCC has exclusive rights to operate the mobile-phone network; international telecom services are provided by government-owned Tonga Telecommunications International ; domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity about 80 telephones per 100 persons; fully automatic switched network ; international: country code - 676; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2011)
Population: 106,440 (July 2014 est.)
Telephones - Main Lines In Use: 30,000 (2012)
Telephones - Mobile Cellular: 56,000 (2012)