Telecommunication in Kiribati
Compared to the
European Union, Kiribati is massively lagging behind in the development of telecommunications. Under the country code +686, there were a total of 54,678 connections in 2019. Among them were 54,658 million mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 0.46 per person. In the EU, this figure is 1.2 mobile phones per person.
In the expansion of broadband Internet connections, Kiribati is back. Around 15% of all residents have access to the Internet. Approximately 0% have their own fast Internet connection, which is at least faster than the previous ISDN (more than 2048 kbit/s).
With about 327 webhosts, Kiribati is below the world's average by population.
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