The telecommunications in Jersey relate to communication systems in the Bailiwick of Jersey, which is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France.
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Telephones
Telephones - main lines in use: approx 57,700 (2009).
Telephones - mobile cellular: Jersey Telecom, Sure (Cable & Wireless) and Airtel-Vodafone. Approx 108k active SIMs.
With over 120 mobile phone masts spread across its 116 km2 (45 sq mi) area, the island has a phone mast density almost 5 times that of the United Kingdom as a whole but similar to any urban area.
Telephone system:
domestic: Jersey Telecom - System X supplied by Marconi, Marconi SoftSwitch and UT Starcom SoftSwitch
international: 4 submarine communication cables, 2 microwave links
Radio and television
Radio broadcast stations:
- BBC Radio Jersey 88.8fm, 1026 mW & bbc.co.uk/jersey
- Channel 103 103.7fm & www.channel 103.com
- Radio Lions (closed-circuit Hospital Radio)
- Contact 94 Former radio station broadcasting to the island from Normandy.
Radios: NA
Television broadcast stations: 2 Channel Television - See entry on Channel Television.
Also Sub Opt from BBC One of Spotlight Channel Islands
Televisions: NA
Cable Television:- Newtel Solutions
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
- JT Group which owns most of the telecoms infrastructure in Jersey.
- Newtel Solutions
- Sure (Cable & Wireless)
Postal services
Postal Operator: Jersey Post
Post and Telecommunications Regulator Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority
See also
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