Communications in the Marshall Islands explained

The Marshall Islands is an island country in Oceania.

In 2010, the Majuro and Kwajalein Atoll were connected to the HANTRU-1 undersea communications cable to provide high-speed bandwidth. Faster internet service was rolled out to Majuro and Ebeye on April 1, 2010.^[1] The majority of communication is under the responsibility of Marshall Islands National Telecommunications Authority.

Publications

Newspapers:

• The Marshall Islands Journal: tabloid
  • The Marshall Islands Journal is a dual language, once a week publication. It is the newspaper of record for the Marshall Islands.

Telephone

See also: Telephone numbers in the Marshall Islands.

Telephones:

• main lines in use: 3,000 (1994)
• mobile cellular: 280 (1994)

Telex services:

• domestic: Majuro Atoll and Ebeye and Kwajalein islands have regular, seven-digit, direct-dial telephones; other islands interconnected by shortwave radio, telephone (used mostly for government purposes)
• international: satellite earth stations – 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); US Government satellite communications system on Kwajalein

Radio

Radio broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998)

Stations included are:

• V7AB 1098 (State-run, by Marshalls Broadcasting Company, national coverage)
• V7AFN 1224 Kwajalein (military, NPR)
• V7EG 1170 Micronesia Heatwave (commercial) (formerly V7RR AM 1557)
• V7?? 90.7
• V7EMON 95.5
• V7AB 97.9
• V7EAGLE 99.9 Kwajalein (military, Country)
• V7DJ 101.1 Kwajalein (military, Active Rock)
• AFN 102.1 Kwajalein (military, Hot AC)
• V7AA 104.1 - Religious
• V7WU 105.0

Television

Broadcast stations:

• MBC-TV
• CPN (AFN) – Central Pacific Network (Channel 1)
• CPN (AFN) – Central Pacific Network (Channel 2)

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: 1^[2]

Top level domain: The TLD of the Marshall Islands is .mh. However, it's registrar has been essentially defunct, with their website not resolving.

Notes and References

1. Web site: NTA cuts internet rates . The Marshall Islands Journal . GIFF JOHNSON . Giff Johnson . March 5, 2010 . 2010-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110204093155/http://www.marshallislandsjournal.com/Journal%20March%205,%202010.html . February 4, 2011 . dead .
2. Web site: Aenet Rowa . Marshall Islands National Telecommunications Authority Gets Its Own Internet Link-Up . Yokwe Online . July 20, 2003 . 2010-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050422101735/http://www.yokwe.net/modules.php?op=modload . April 22, 2005 . dead .