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Communications in the Turks and Caicos Islands
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Communications in the Turks and Caicos Islands
Telephones - main lines in use: 4,000 (2021) [1]
Telephones - mobile cellular: 25,085 (2004) [1]
Telephone system: fair cable and radiotelephone services
Radio broadcast stations: AM 3 (one inactive), FM 6, shortwave 0 (1998) A partial list of AM/FM/SW stations in the Turks and Caicos Islands is provided below:
AM Radio:
FM Radio:
Shortwave:
Defunct:
Radios: 8,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 2
WIV Cable has been operating on the islands for over 10 years (Channel 4)
New to Turks & Caicos, TCeyeTV started broadcasting on 3 July 2007
broadcasts from The Bahamas are also received; cable television is established) (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 3 (2013)
Country code (Top level domain): TC
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Country Code: +1284
International Call Prefix: 011
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Telephones - main lines in use: 22,000 (1995)
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South Caicos is the seventh-largest island in the Turks and Caicos archipelago, with a land area of 21.2 square kilometres. South Caicos is known for excellent fishing, both deep-sea and bone fishing, and scuba diving. South Caicos was formerly a salt exporter, the island still hosts a network of salt pans as a reminder of the industry. Today, the island's main income is derived from small-scale commercial fishing.
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Sharlene Linette Cartwright-Robinson JP is a Turks and Caicos Islander politician and lawyer who served as the 4th Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 20 December 2016 to 20 February 2021. She was the territory's first female premier. She was also the first woman to become first, deputy head, and then, head of the People's Democratic Movement (PDM).
Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye is a Nigerian-born Turks and Caicos Islander long jumper. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without recording a valid jump.
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