Telecommunications in the Federated States of Micronesia explained

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

See also: Telephone numbers in the Federated States of Micronesia.

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

1^[2]

Country code

.fm

Notes and References

1. http://www.micsem.org/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=1794 Marianas Variety Newspaper
2. Web site: Internet service provided by Government owned telecom company.