Editing Telecommunications in French Polynesia

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This article is about communications systems in [[French Polynesia]]. 

The [[Honotua]] fiber optic cable connected Tahiti to Hawaii in 2010, increasing Internet speeds to 20 gigabits per second from 500 megabits per second.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/2010/June/06-29-18.htm| title = TAHITI TO ACCESS BROADBAND INTERNET IN SEPTEMBER – June 29, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/2009/September/09-21-07.htm| title = CABLE TO CONNECT TAHITI, HAWAII – September 21, 2009}}</ref> The cable will also connect to [[Moorea]] and the [[Leeward Islands (Society Islands)|Leeward Islands]] of [[Huahine]], [[Raiatea]] and [[Bora Bora]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Honotua – Submarine Networks|url=https://www.submarinenetworks.com/systems/trans-pacific/honutua|website=www.submarinenetworks.com|access-date=13 May 2020}}</ref>

==Telephone==
{{See|Telephone numbers in French Polynesia}}

'''Main lines in use:'''  32,000 (1995)

'''Mobile cellular:''' 4,000 (1995)

'''Telephone system:'''
<br />Domestic:
N/A
<br />International:
[[Satellite]] Earth station—1 [[Intelsat]] (Pacific Ocean)

==Radio==
'''Radio stations:'''
AM 2, FM 14, shortwave 2 (1998)

'''Radios:'''
128,000 (1997)

==Television==
'''Television stations:'''
7 (plus 17 low-power repeaters) (1997)

'''Televisions:'''
40,000 (1997)

==Internet==
'''[[Internet Service Provider]]s (ISPs):'''
OPT (national operator),

'''[[Country code]] (Top Level Domain):''' PF

'''[[ITU Prefix]]:''' F

'''[[Amateur radio]] prefix''' (Designated by France): FO

==Notes==
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