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Basic telephony was introduced in Mauritius in October 1883. The first telephone line was set up between the Colony Governor's residence in Reduit and Government House in Port Louis . The ICT Sector in Mauritius - an Overview - Retrieved October 21, 2006 GENERAL STATISTICS Telephones - main lines in use: 359,000 (2005) Telephones - mobile cellular: 510,000 (2004) Telephone system: small system with good service ''domestic:'' primarily microwave radio relay trunk system ''international:'' country code - 230; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean); new microwave link to Reunion; HF radiotelephone links to several countries; fiber optic submarine cable ( SAT-3/WASC / SAFE ) provides connectivity to Europe and Asia Radio broadcast stations: AM 4, FM 9, shortwave 0 (2002) Radios: 420,000 (1997) Television broadcast stations: 2 (plus several repeaters) (1997) Televisions: 258,000 (1997) Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 2 (2000) Internet users: 180,000 (2005) ''' TRIVIA A running joke is that the quality of the phone network is so poor that people have to shout down the phone in order to be heard. SEE ALSO NOTES AND REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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