Marshall Islands - Telecoms Market Overview & Statistics

Synopsis

Marshall Islands National Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has a monopoly on the provision of all telecom services in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). A digital TDMA 800 cellular service includes both fixed and mobile services and provides telephone service to some of the other islands in the Kwajalein Atoll where no fixed-line service is available. A GSM mobile network was launched in 2006. A potential agreement involving the Federated States of Micronesia and RMI proposes to run a fibre optic, submarine cable from Guam to Pohnpei, Kwajalein and Majuro. Please note that this report is updated very infrequently due to limited availability of information on the local telecoms market. Limited statistics are available.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Key statistics
  
• 3. Country overview
  
  • 3.1 Compact of Free Association with US
    
• 4. Telecommunications market
  
  • 4.1 Overview of RMI telecom market
    
• 5. Regulatory environment
  
  • 5.1 Overview
    
• 6. Fixed network operator
  
  • 6.1 National Telecommunication Authority
    
    • 6.1.1 Fixed network voice services
      
• 7. Telecommunications infrastructure
  
  • 7.1 National telecom network – historical overview
    
  • 7.2 Payphones
    
  • 7.3 International infrastructure
    
    • 7.3.1 Satellite networks
      
• 8. Internet market
  
  • 8.1 Overview
    
• 9. Mobile communications
  
  • 9.1 Overview of Marshall Islands’ mobile market
    
• 10. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Country statistics – 2008
• Table 2 – Telephone network statistics – 2008
• Table 3 – Internet provider statistics – 2008
• Table 4 – Internet user statistics – 2008
• Table 5 – Mobile statistics – 2008
• Table 6 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1995 - 2004; 2008
• Table 7 – Internet users – 1998 - 2008
• Table 8 – Mobile subscribers – 1995; 2000 - 2008