Kiribati - Telecoms Market Overview & Statistics

Synopsis

Kiribati’s telecommunications sector was liberalised with the formation of Telecom Kiribati Ltd and Telecom Services Kiribati Ltd (TSKL). Currently TSKL operates a mobile telephone network as well as traditional fixed line voice services. Telecom Kiribati is fully-owned by the government while TSKL is a privatised company. The telecommunications infrastructure is limited by the large distances involved; consequently not all the island groups have telecommunications services. New ISPs could possibly emerge in 2009. Fiji-based Digicel has applied to the Kiribati government to obtain a license to begin operating a mobile service in Kiribati. Please also note that this report is updated infrequently due to limited availability of information on the local telecoms market.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Key statistics
• 3. Country overview
• 4. Telecommunications market
  • 4.1 Overview of Kiribati’s telecom market
• 5. Regulatory environment
  • 5.1 Regulatory authority
• 6. Fixed network operators in Kiribati
  • 6.1 Telecom Services Kiribati Ltd (TSKL)
    • 6.1.1 Company background
• 7. Telecommunications infrastructure
  • 7.1 National telecom network
    • 7.1.1 Public payphones
    • 7.1.2 Phonecards
  • 7.2 International infrastructure
• 8. Internet market
  • 8.1 Overview
• 9. Mobile communications
  • 9.1 Overview of Kiribati’s mobile market
  • 9.2 Fiji’s Digicel proposes new Kiribati mobile service – September 2007
• 10. Related reports

• Table 1 – Country statistics – 2008
• Table 2 – Telephone network statistics – 2008
• Table 3 – Internet provider statistics – 2007
• Table 4 – Internet user statistics – 2008
• Table 5 – Mobile statistics – 2008
• Table 6 – National telecommunications authority
• Table 7 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1995 - 2002; 2006
• Table 8 – Payphones in operation throughout Kiribati – 2006
• Table 9 – Internet subscribers – 2003 - 2008
• Table 10 – Mobile subscribers – 1999 - 2008

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