Telecommunications in Trinidad and Tobago

Telecommunications in Trinidad and Tobago include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.

Radio and television
See also: Radio in Trinidad and Tobago and Television in Trinidad and Tobago

BBC World Service radio is available on 98.7 FM.[3]

Telephones

Country Code: +1
Area Code: 868
International Call Prefix: 011 (outside NANP)

Calls from Trinidad and Tobago to the US, Canada, and other NANP Caribbean nations, are dialed as 1 + NANP area code + 7-digit number. Calls from Trinidad and Tobago to non-NANP countries are dialed as 011 + country code + phone number with local area code.

Number Format: nxx-xxxx

Internet
  • Top level domain: .tt[2]
  • Internet users:
    • 846,000 users,137th in the world; 69.2% of the population (July 2016 est.).[7]
    • 729,897 users, 123rd in the world; 59.5% of the population, 66th in the world (2012).[8][9]
    • 593,000 users, 115th in the world (2009).[2]
  • Fixed broadband: 166,948 subscriptions, 86th in the world; 13.6% of population, 65th in the world (2012).[8][10]
  • Wireless broadband: 18,028 subscriptions, 132nd in the world; 1.5% of the population, 131st in the world (2012).[11]
  • Internet hosts: 241,690 users, 69th in the world (2012).[2]
  • IPv4: 470,016 addresses allocated, less than 0.05% of the world total, 383.3 addresses per 1000 people (2012).[12][13]
  • Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 10 (2018).[14]

Facebook is the most popular social media platform.[3]

Internet censorship and surveillance

There are no government restrictions on access to the Internet or credible reports that the government monitors e-mail or Internet chat rooms without judicial oversight.[15]

The constitution and the law provide for freedom of speech and press, and the government generally respects these rights in practice. An independent press, an effective judiciary, and a functioning democratic political system combine to ensure freedom of speech and press. The law prohibits acts that would offend or insult another person or group on the basis of race, origin, or religion or that would incite racial or religious hatred. The constitution and the law prohibit arbitrary interference with privacy, family, home, or correspondence, and the government generally respects these prohibitions in practice.[15]

See also

References
  1. "Table of International Call Sign Series (Appendix 42 to the RR)" Archived 2015-08-01 at the Wayback Machine, International Telecommunications Union (ITU), 3 August 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  2. "Communications: Trinidad and Tobago", World Factbook, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 7 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  3. "Trinidad and Tobago profile", BBC News, 22 May 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  4. "Greg's Cable Map", Greg Mahlknecht, 19 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  5. "Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago". tatt.org.tt. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
  6. 4G licenses coming by September: TATT Chair, 4G licenses coming by September: TATT Chair, Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. Retrieved on 01 July 2018.
  7. "Field Listing :: Internet users — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
  8. Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" Archived 2017-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013
  9. "Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012", International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013
  10. "Fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012", Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved on 29 June 2013.
  11. "Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012", Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved on 29 June 2013.
  12. Select Formats Archived 2009-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, Country IP Blocks. Accessed on 2 April 2012. Note: Site is said to be updated daily.
  13. Population, The World Factbook, United States Central Intelligence Agency. Accessed on 2 April 2012. Note: Data are mostly for 1 July 2012.
  14. "Service Providers ", Service Providers, TATT. Retrieved on 01 July 2018.
  15. "Trinidad and Tobago", Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of State, 21 March 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
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