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Communication system in New Zealand is very typical of an industrialized nation. Telephone, Radio, Television and Internet are the key modes of communication. Telephones : Near about 1.92 million people are served by the main telephone lines of New Zealand. According to a survey of 2005 about 3.6 million people are mobile users in the nation and are catered by two network operators. The telephone system of New Zealand is superb in one word. While looking at the domestic lines it is found that almost 99percent of the have individual lines. The cities are linked with each other with electronic exchanges, optical fiber and microwave links. The submarine optical fiber cables connect the North Island and the South Island. The submarine cables also connect Australia to the Fiji Islands. Television: There are forty one television broadcast stations at New Zealand which transmit four nationwide free on-air networks and three paid networks along with a few regional or local transmitter stations. Near about 1.926 million people are served by it.
Apart form these there is the provision of digital satellite pay TV which transmits most of the terrestrial networks. The consumers can enjoy the facility of cable TV in combination with telephone services. Internet: There are thirty six internet service providers and the number of users is a whopping 2.11 million according to a survey of 2005.
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