Exchange rates:
Bahamian dollars per US dollar - 1 (2002), 1 (2001), 1 (2000), 1
(1999), 1 (1998)

Fiscal year:
1 July - 30 June

Communications Bahamas, The

Telephones - main lines in use:
96,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
6,152 (1997)

Telephone system:
general assessment: modern facilities
domestic: totally automatic system; highly developed
international: tropospheric scatter and submarine cable to Florida;
3 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat
(Atlantic Ocean) (1997)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 3, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998)

Radios:
215,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:
1 (1997)

Televisions:
67,000 (1997)