When did the Bahamas become a telecommunications company?

In 1966, the Government of The Bahamas, by an Act of Parliament, incorporated the Telecommunications Department as the Bahamas Telecommunications Corporation, a quasi-governmental corporation, known as Batelco.

How does telecommunication work in the Bahamas?

Telecommunications in the Bahamas functions through the transmission of information by various types of technologies within The Bahamas, mainly telephones, radio, television, and the Internet. The Bahamas are connected through the ARCOS-1 fiber optic submarine communications cable, with major islands including Crooked Island (22), Cat Island (23), and Nassau (24).

Who monitors phone calls to the Bahamas?

Phone calls to the Bahamas are monitored by the U.S. National Security Agency's MYSTIC program. The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), the primary telecommunications provider for the Bahamas, is partly government owned. (This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook)

When was the first telephone service in the Bahamas?

On December 16, 1933, the first telephone service to the United States from the Bahamas was introduced. After World War II, the Telecommunications Department, of The Bahamas began to make steady progress in its development. Frequency shifters, the first in the Caribbean, were installed in 1946.

How many TV stations are there in the Bahamas?

There are two TV stations in the Bahamas: one in Nassau and one in Freeport, operated by the Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas (BCB). A multi-channel cable TV subscription service is also available (2007). The number of TV users was 226,855 in 2012, ranking 152nd in the world.

What internet services are available in the Bahamas?

Internet services in the Bahamas include Batelnet ( ), dial up and DSL; Speedway Internet ( ), dial up, DSL, and wireless; DSL Bahamas ( ), DSL; BGC ( ), wireless; and Out Island Internet ( ), dial up, and wireless. Access to the Internet is unrestricted.