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Samoa Telecommunications
In terms of access to basic telecommunications services, Samoa is well positioned. Mobile phone and internet services are already available throughout the country. There are more than 110,000 mobile phone customers and a further 15,000 landline connections. Competition and private sector involvement in the telecommunications sector has been a strong force driving these developments, with Digicel entering the market as the second mobile service operator in 2006 and the privatisation of SamoaTel in early 2011.
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Telephone Services | ||
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Is there an existing landline telephone network? (Yes / No) | Yes
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Does it allow international calls? (Yes / No) | Yes
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On average, number and length of downtime periods | n/a | |
Mobile phone providers (List) | n/a | |
Estimated availability and coverage (Approximate percentage of national coverage) | n/a | |
Telecommunication Regulation
Regulatory functions such as licensing and frequency management are the responsibilities of the Office of the Regulator (OoTR).
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Regulations | ||
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Regulations on usage or import of: | Yes / No | Regulating Authority |
Satellite | Yes | OoTR |
HF Radio | Yes | OoTR |
UHF/VHF/HF radio: handheld, base and mobile | Yes | OoTR |
UHF/VHF repeaters | Yes | OoTR |
GPS | Yes | OoTR |
VSAT | Yes | OoTR |
Individual Network Operator Licenses Required
Frequency Licenses Required
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Existing Humanitarian Telecoms Systems
Existing UN Telecommunication Systems | ||||||
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Organisations | UNDP | WFP | Red Cross | Police | DMO | Fire Division |
VHF frequencies | n/a
| n/a | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
HF frequencies | n/a | n/a | n/a | Yes | n/a | Yes |
Repeaters (Locations) | n/a | n/a | Yes | n/a | n/a | Yes |
VSAT | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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