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Telecommunications in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) make use of the latest digital fibre optic cables and satellites that are connected to worldwide networks. A wide range of services are available to the islanders, including dial-up and broadband Internet, cellular, integrated voice and data systems, international private lines, payphones, prepaid phone cards, voicemail, automatic call distribution systems, and call accounting systems. In September 2005 Philippine-based company Pacific Telecom Inc became the new owner of the Commonwealth’s sole telephone company, Micronesian Telecommunications Corporation (Verizon Pacifica). Also in 2005, two GSM networks were launched. Up-to-date statistics for Internet and fixed lines are currently not available in this report. Please note that this report is updated very infrequently due to limited availability of information on the local telecoms market.

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Key statistics
  
• 3. Country overview
  
• 4. Telecommunications market
  
  • 4.1 Overview of Northern Mariana Islands’ telecom market
    
• 5. Regulatory environment
  
  • 5.1 Commonwealth Telecommunications Act 2000
    
• 6. Fixed network operators in CNMI
  
  • 6.1 Pacific Telecom Inc (PTI)
    
    • 6.1.1 Brief history of MTC
      
• 7. Telecommunications infrastructure
  
  • 7.1 National and international
    
• 8. Internet market
  
  • 8.1 Overview
    
  • 8.2 ISP market
    
    • 8.2.1 Pacific Telecom
      
    • 8.2.2 Saipan.Com
      
    • 8.2.3 IT&E Overseas (Talaya Internet)
      
• 9. Mobile communications
  
  • 9.1 Mobile statistics and major operators
    
  • 9.2 GSM networks
    
  • 9.3 Brief history of Guamcell
    
• 10. Broadcasting
  
  • 10.1 Cable television
    
• 11. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Country statistics – 2007
• Table 2 – Telephone network statistics – 2001
• Table 3 – Internet provider statistics – 2005
• Table 4 – Internet user statistics – 2001
• Table 5 – Mobile statistics – 2007
• Table 6 – National telecommunications authority
• Table 7 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1995 - 2001
• Table 8 – Mobile operators, technology and subscribers – July 2007
• Table 9 – Mobile subscribers – 1999; 2001 - 2007

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