dio relay and multichannel cable; domestic
satellite system being developed

international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian
Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean)

Togo:
general assessment: fair system based on a network of
microwave radio relay routes supplemented by open-wire lines and a
mobile cellular system

domestic: microwave radio relay and open-wire lines for
conventional system; cellular system has capacity of 10,000
telephones

international: satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic
Ocean) and 1 Symphonie

Tokelau:
general assessment: adequate

domestic: radiotelephone service between islands

international: radiotelephone service to Samoa;
government-regulated telephone service (TeleTok), with 3 satellite
earth stations, established in 1997

Tonga:
general assessment: NA

domestic: NA

international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)

Trinidad and Tobago:
general assessment: excellent international
service; good local service

domestic: NA

international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic
Ocean); tropospheric scatter to Barbados and Guyana

Tunisia:
general assessment: above the African average and
continuing to be upgraded; key centers are Sfax, Sousse, Bizerte,
and Tunis; Internet access available

domestic: trunk facilities consist of open-wire lines, coaxial
cable, and microwave radio relay

international: 5 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 1
Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; coaxial cable and microwave
radio relay to Algeria and Libya; participant in Medarabtel; two
international gateway digital switches

Turkey:
general assessment: undergoing rapid modernization and
expansion, especially cellular telephones

domestic: additional digital exchanges are permitting a rapid
increase in subscribers; the construction of a network of
technologically advanced intercity trunk lines, using both
fiber-optic cable and digital microwave radio relay is facilitating
communication between urban centers; remote areas are reached by a
domestic satellite system; the number of subscribers to mobile
cellular telephone service is growing rapidly

international: international service is provided by three submarine
fiber-optic cables in the Mediterranean and Black Seas, linking
Turkey with Italy, Greece, Israel, Bulgaria, Roma