Telephones - main lines in use:
198,100 (2007)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
371,500 (2007)

Telephone system:
general assessment: automatic system satisfies normal requirements; fixed-line teledensity 50 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity about 90 per 100 persons
domestic: submarine cable and microwave radio relay between islands
international: country code - 356; submarine cable connects to Italy; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2007)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 18, shortwave 6 (1999)

Television broadcast stations:
5 (2006)

Internet country code:
.mt

Internet hosts:
26,494 (2008)

Internet users:
158,000 (2007)