Introduction
How is the communication system in Timor-Leste? Here, Broadcast media include 7 TV stations (3 nationwide satellite coverage; 2 terrestrial coverage, mostly in Dili; 2 cable) and 21 radio stations (3 nationwide coverage) (2019). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Timor-Leste
Internet country code .tl
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
Total 75 (2020 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 0.01 (2020 est.)
Internet users
Total 507,000 (2021 est.)
Percent of population 39% (2021 est.)
Telecommunication systems
General assessment Timor-Leste has been moving forward with the regeneration of its economy and rebuilding key infrastructure, including telecommunications networks, that were destroyed during the years of civil unrest; fixed-line and fixed broadband penetration in Timor-Leste remains extremely low, mainly due to the limited fixed-line infrastructure and the proliferation of mobile connectivity; in an effort to boost e-government services; the number of subscribers through to 2026 is expected to develop steadily, though from a low base; by August 2020, Timor-Leste had three telecom service providers who jointly achieved a 98% network coverage nationally; the mobile broadband market is still at an early stage of development, strong growth is predicted over the next five years; at the end of 2020, the government issued new policy guidelines to maximize the use of spectrum in Timor-Leste; it invited mobile operators to submit applications for the allocation of spectrum in the 1800MHz, 2300MHz and 2600MHz bands; in November 2020, the government approved the deployment of a submarine fiber link connecting the south of the country to Australia via the North Western Cable System (NWCS) (2021)
Domestic Fixed-line services less than 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular services is 110 per 100 (2022)
International Country code - 670;  international service is available; partnership with Australia telecom companies for potential deployment of a submarine fiber-optic link (NWCS); geostationary earth orbit satellite
Telephones - fixed lines
Total subscriptions 2,000 (2022 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2022 est.) less than 1
Telephones - mobile cellular
Total subscriptions 1.481 million (2022 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 110 (2022 est.)
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Timor-Leste is found in South-Eastern Asia