The number of telephones was 400 in 1981[2] and 450 by 1989.[3] The number of telephone main lines in use was 9,314 in 1997[4] and 10,000 in 2001[5] and 2002.[6]
The number of mobile cellular phones was 21,700 in 2002[5] and 48,100 in 2004.[6]
In 2001, the telephone system was small, and it was administered by French Department of Posts and Telecommunications.[4] The international telephone system included microwave radio relay and HF radiotelephone communications to Comoros and other international connections.[7] The international country code is 269.[5]
Television broadcasting began in 1986[2] with RFO Mayotte (as it was then known).[8] There were three television broadcast stations in 1997[7] and 2001.[5] There were 3,500 televisions in 1994.[7]
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^ abThe Statesman's Year Book 1994-95. The Macmillan Press. 1994. p 577.
