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Communications :: NEW ZEALAND
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Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 1.85 million
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 42 (July 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 62
Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 5.6 million
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 126 (July 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 116
Telephone system:
general assessment: excellent domestic and international systems
domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership exceeds 160 per 100 persons
international: country code - 64; the Southern Cross submarine cable system provides links to Australia, Fiji, and the US; satellite earth stations - 8 (1 Inmarsat - Pacific Ocean, 7 other) (2015)
Broadcast media:
state-owned Television New Zealand operates multiple TV networks and state-owned Radio New Zealand operates 3 radio networks and an external shortwave radio service to the South Pacific region; a small number of national commercial TV and radio stations and many regional commercial television and radio stations are available; cable and satellite TV systems are available (2008)
Internet country code:
.nz
Internet users:
total: 3.916 million
percent of population: 88.2% (July 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 77