Telecommunications in Antigua and Barbuda

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Telephone

Telephones – main lines in use: 37,500 (2006)

country comparison to the world: 168

Telephones – mobile cellular: 110,200 (2006) (APUA PCS, Cable & Wireless, Digicel)

country comparison to the world: 177

Telephone system:
domestic: good automatic telephone system
international: 3 fiber optic submarine cables (2 to Saint Kitts and 1 to Guadeloupe); satellite earth station – 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Radio

Radio broadcast stations: AM 4, FM 6, shortwave 0 (2002)

Radio Stations of Antigua and Barbuda
Band / Freq. Call Sign Brand City of license Notes
AM 620 V2C ABS Radio and TV Saint John's, Antigua ABS; 5 kW
AM 1100 ZDK Radio ZDK Saint John's, Antigua Owner: Grenville Radio; 20 kW
AM 1160Unknown Radio Lighthouse Saint John's, Antigua 10 kW
AM 1580UnknownUnknown Judge Bay, Antigua 50 kW
FM 88.5UnknownPower FM Saint John's, Antigua
FM 89.7UnknownCatholic Radio Saint John's, Antigua 2 kW
FM 90.5 V2C-FM ABS Radio and TV Saint John's, Antigua repeats AM 620
FM 91.1UnknownObserver Radio Saint John's, Antigua
FM 91.9UnknownHitz 91.9 Saint John's, Antigua
FM 92.3Unknown Radio Lighthouse Saint John's, Antigua repeats AM 1160
FM 92.9 VYBZ-FM Vybz FM Saint John's, Antigua
FM 93.9Unknown Caribbean SuperStation Saint John's, Antigua repeats Caribbean SuperStation from Trinidad
FM 95.7UnknownZoom Radio Saint John's, Antigua
FM 97.1 ZDK Radio ZDK Saint John's, Antigua repeats AM 1100
FM 98.5Unknown Red Hot Radio Saint John's, Antigua
FM 99.1UnknownHit Radio Music Power Saint John's, Antigua
FM 100.1Unknown (ZDKR-FM?)Sun FM Saint John's, Antigua
FM 101.5UnknownSecond Advent Radio Saint John's, Antigua 20 watts
FM 102.3UnknownVariety Radio Saint John's, Antigua
FM 103.1UnknownLife FM Codrington, Barbuda 1 kW
FM 103.9UnknownLife FM Saint John's, Antigua repeats 103.1 Codrington
FM 104.3UnknownNice FM Codrington, Barbuda
FM 107.3UnknownCrusader Radio Saint John's, Antigua
SW 3.255 mHz V2C ABS Radio and TV Saint John's, Antigua Repeats AM 620

Radios: 36,000 (1997)

Television

Television broadcast stations: 2 (1997) (including ABS-TV)

Televisions: 31,000 (1997)

Internet

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): Flow, Digicel, Antigua Computer Technologies (ACT), and Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA INET)

Internet hosts: 2,215 (2008)

Internet users: 72,900 (2025) [1]

Country codes: AG

Demographics

Internet Users by Ethnicity [2]
Q48 EthnicQ55 Internet Use
YesNoDon't know/Not stated
African descendent47.42%50.74%1.84%
Caucasian/White83.27%16.03%0.70%
East Indian/India58.66%40.08%1.26%
Mixed (Black/White)64.34%33.35%2.31%
Mixed (Other)61.22%37.62%1.16%
Hispanic31.78%66.80%1.42%
Syrian/Lebanese60.77%36.76%2.48%
Other59.46%39.71%0.83%
Don't know/Not stated20.58%70.61%8.81%
Total48.35%49.81%1.84%
Household internet access by ethnicity [3]
Q48 EthnicQ25 4 Internet access
NoYesDon't know/not declared
African descendent51.99%38.20%9.81%
Caucasian/White14.56%82.83%2.61%
East Indian/India36.63%54.93%8.44%
Mixed (Black/White)39.47%54.60%5.93%
Mixed (Other)41.76%51.53%6.71%
Hispanic67.68%20.56%11.76%
Syrian/Lebanese29.48%69.39%1.13%
Other34.02%58.96%7.02%
Don't know/Not stated53.86%27.58%18.56%
Total50.83%39.61%9.57%

See also

References

  1. Kemp, Simon. "Digital 2025: Antigua And Barbuda". DataReportal – Global Digital Insights. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  2. "Report" (PDF). redatam.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  3. "Report" (PDF). redatam.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

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