Telecommunications in Malta
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Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
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Telephone

Telephones - main lines in use: 229,700 (2012) Telephones - mobile cellular: 539,500 (2012) Telephone system: automatic system satisfies normal requirements
''domestic:'' submarine cables and microwave radio relay between islands
''international:'' 2 submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)


Radio

Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 18, shortwave 6 (1999) Radios: 255,000 (1997)
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Approx. 500 Amateur radio repeaters:
1 HF ALE EchoLink Gateway (9H1BBS-L) DTMF Access 145300 CTCSS 77 Hz (Owned by G0DEO/9H1IA)
1 VHF/UHF 9H1IA-L Frequency Agile CrossBand Link CTCSS 151.4 Hz (Owned by G0DEO/9H1IA)
1 VHF (9H1BBS 145.750 MHz CTCSS 77 Hz (Owned by G0DEO/9H1IA)
1 UHF (9H1BBS 433.175 MHz CTCSS 77 Hz (Owned by G0DEO/9H1IA)
2 Microwave Amateur Television ( ATV ) Repeaters ( 9H1ATV built by 9H1LO and run by MARL and 9H1LO/r built and run by 9H1LO ) Amateur radio beacons:
1 HF 6 Meater Beacon 9H1SIX 50.023 MHz JM75fv (Run by MARL Club)
1 HF 10 Meter Band CW Beacon 9H1LO/B on 28.223 MHz
1 HF 30 Meter Band QRSS Beacon 9H1LO/B on 10.140.90 MHz
1 HF 17 Meter Band PSK31 Beacon 9H1LO/B on 18.110.15 MHz
1 VHF 2 Meter Band Beacon 9H1LO/B on 144.500 MHz (currently summer months only)


Television

Television broadcast stations: 6 (2000) Televisions: 280,000 (1997)


Internet

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 17 (2005) Broadband Wireless Internet Service Provider Licenses: 3 (2005) Internet users: 240,600 (2009)
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(Top level domain): .mt


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