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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)

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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.


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