Telecommunications in French Polynesia

This article is about communications systems in French Polynesia.

The Honotua fiber optic cable connected Tahiti to Hawaii in 2010, increasing Internet speeds to 20 gigabits per second from 500 megabits per second.[1][2] The cable will also connect to Moorea and the Leeward Islands of Huahine, Raiatea and Bora Bora.[3]

Telephone

Further information: Telephone numbers in French Polynesia

Main lines in use: 32,000 (1995)

Mobile cellular: 4,000 (1995)

Telephone system:
Domestic: N/A
International: Satellite Earth station—1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)

Radio

Radio stations: AM 2, FM 14, shortwave 2 (1998)

Radios: 128,000 (1997)

Television

Television stations: 7 (plus 17 low-power repeaters) (1997)

Televisions: 40,000 (1997)

Internet

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): OPT (national operator),

Country code (Top Level Domain): PF

ITU Prefix: F

Amateur radio prefix (Designated by France): FO

Notes

  1. ^ "TAHITI TO ACCESS BROADBAND INTERNET IN SEPTEMBER – June 29, 2010".
  2. ^ "CABLE TO CONNECT TAHITI, HAWAII – September 21, 2009".
  3. ^ "Honotua – Submarine Networks". www.submarinenetworks.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.


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