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Telecommunications in East Timor

Telecommunications
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Landlines (2006): 3,000[1]
Mobile lines (2007): 103,000[1]
ccTLD: .tl
Calling code: +670

Telephones

Following Indonesia's withdrawal from East Timor in 1999, the telecommunications infrastructure was destroyed in the ensuing violence, and Telkom Indonesia ceased to provide services. A new country code (670) was allocated to East Timor by the International Telecommunication Union, but international access often remained severely limited.

The calling code 670 was previously used by the Northern Marianas (the Northern Marianas, as part of the North American Numbering Plan, now uses the country code 1 and the area code 670).

Telephone calls are also often extremely expensive: for example, Telstra in Australia raised the cost of calls to East Timor to A$3.00 a minute from 97 cents in 2003. In the UK, BT's standard rate is over £2 a minute.[2]

Timor Telecom advertisement

Telstra expanded its cellular telephone signal into East Timor in 2000 and operated services until 2003, when Timor Telecom (TT), 50.1% part-owned by Portugal Telecom, began operating fixed-line and mobile telephone services. Until recently, the fixed-line network was mainly confined to the capital Dili, although this has been expanded nationwide, to each district capital.[citation needed]

According to a press release issued by Portugal Telecom in June 2008, the total number of fixed phones (landline) was 3,000 and mobile cellular was 103,000. At that time, there was no broadband or ADSL service.

In 2019, the World Bank reported that the total number of mobile cellular subscriptions is 1,425,256,[3] or 110.2% of the population of Timor Leste,[4] and the total number of fixed telephone subscriptions is 2,075,[5] or 0.16% of the population.[6]

In 2002, Timor Telecom signed a 15-year contract to invest US$29 million to rebuild and operate the phone system. The contract could be extended by 10 more years, totaling 25 years of monopoly. 2003 gross revenue totaled €10.5 million. In 2012 the government and TT agreed to end the contract, thus allowing the telecommunications market to be liberalised.

All voice and data are carried out by Intelsat, using a direct satellite link with one hop to their downlink in Portugal.

The telephone system suffered significant damage during the violence in the East Timorese independence. As a result, there is very little fixed-line service, and mobile-cellular service and coverage are limited primarily to urban areas.[7]

Timor Telecom offers mobile GSM services covering approximately 92% of the population,[8] 100% of the districts, and 57% of the sub-districts.[9][10]

International service is available in major urban centers, but not much elsewhere.[7]

On January 17, 2013, the Prime Minister of Timor Leste, Mr. Xanana Gusmão, launched Telkomcel as the second telecommunication operator in Timor Leste with three main services:

  1. Mobile Services
  2. Corporate Solution
  3. Wholesale & International Services'

Telkomcel is 100% owned by PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (TELIN).[11]

Radio

There are at least 21 radio stations in East Timor.[7] The main station is Radio Timor Leste, broadcasting in Tetum, Portuguese and Indonesian. Other radio stations include Radio Kmanek, and Radio Falintil, and Radio Renascença, while there are also FM retransmissions of RDP Internacional from Portugal, Radio Australia, and the BBC World Service. Community radio stations broadcast around the country, in regional languages such as Tokodede and Fataluku.

Television

East Timor has one national public broadcaster,[7] Televisão Timor Leste or Televizaun Timor Lorosae, which broadcasts local programming in Tetum and Portuguese, as well as retransmissions of RTP Internacional from Portugal.

In May 2007, RTTL's television and radio services became available via satellite, using a transponder leased from Telkom Indonesia.[12][13]

In February 2009, TVTL began carrying programmes from Rede Globo in Brazil.[14]

Internet

The first Internet connection in East Timor was made by the United Nations APDIP Programme in 1999 to support UNTAET, the UN Transitional Administration. This consisted of a C Band link to Singapore Telecom. The initial bandwidth was 256 kbit/s.[15]

The Internet country code for East Timor is .tl. This code was officially changed from .tp (for Portuguese Timor) when the country achieved its independence on 20 May 2002.

There are three mobile operators in Timor-Leste providing the bulk of Internet connectivity to the population using 3G, 4G LTE, and HSDPA:

  1. Telemor[16]
  2. Timor Telecom[17]
  3. Telkomcel[18]

While ADSL and dedicated line infrastructure is offered by some of the operators, it is prohibitively expensive to install and is in most cases more expensive per GB than cellular options.[19][20] Most individuals, organisations, and businesses thus rely on the cellular network for their Internet needs using smartphones, 4G modems and 4G routers.[21]

A fourth operator, Ceslink[22] has applied to the government for a license to become a telecom operator,[23] but as of September 2019 offers no services to the public.

All operators rely on satellite communication for their uplink to the wider internet, which results in slow response times and drives up data prices. A project to physically connect Timor-Leste to Indonesia using a submarine fiber optic cable has been greenlit by the Government in 2018,[24] but as of 2019, no progress appears to have been made.

Alternatively, in January 2022 it was announced Timor Leste Telecommunications provider SACOMTEL had signed an agreement with global subsea cable systems provider Inligo Networks to become the landing partner for a new cable system between the USA and Singapore called the Asia Connect Cable or ACC-1.[25] The news was further confirmed by Inligo Networks some days later.[26] The system is expected to connect the country in 2024.

According to the International Telecommunication Union, 13.4% of the population was connected to the internet[27] with the vast majority of users using cellular internet.[28] However, according to the World Bank, in 2015, 23% of the population is connected to the Internet.[29] As of 2017, 27.493% of the population is connected to the Internet.[29] According to Timor Telecom about 94% of the population is able to access cellular phone and internet services.[30]

Timor Telecom has sought to block some voice over IP services on its network such as Skype,[31] however in 2019 there is no evidence to suggest that any operators are blocking specific services or protocols.

The concept of net neutrality does not seem to apply to Timor-Leste's and operators. Telemor and Telkomcel offer heavily discounted social media packages, with a focus on services owned by Facebook.[32][33] Telkomcel also offers their customers limited free access to services under the Internet.org umbrella.[34]

Censorship

There are no government restrictions on access to the Internet or credible reports that the government monitors e-mail or Internet chat rooms. The law prohibits arbitrary interference with privacy, family, home, or correspondence and the government generally respects these prohibitions in practice.[35]

References

  1. ^ a b Portugal Telecom press-release from Aug 2008
  2. ^ "UK International Prices: Tariff Guide for Residential Customers" Archived 2012-01-11 at the Wayback Machine, BT, 1 June 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Mobile cellular subscriptions - Timor-Leste | Data". data.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  4. ^ "Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) - Timor-Leste | Data". data.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  5. ^ "Fixed telephone subscriptions - Timor-Leste | Data". data.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  6. ^ "Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) - Timor-Leste | Data". data.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  7. ^ a b c d CIA World Factbook, 2009: East Timor
  8. ^ Administrator. "Timor Telecom". www.timortelecom.tl. Archived from the original on 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  9. ^ "map of mobile coverage". timortelecom.tp. Archived from the original on 15 July 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Timor Telecom: Mobile Services". timortelecom.tp. Archived from the original on 15 July 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  11. ^ "About Telkomsel Timor Leste". Telkomsel. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  12. ^ "TELKOM - PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk". telkom.co.id. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.
  13. ^ "Telkom 1 at 108.0°E - LyngSat". Archived from the original on 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
  14. ^ "WorldScreen.com - Archives". worldscreen.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-24.
  15. ^ Arnold, Wayne (1999-12-27). "U.N. Agency Is Bringing Timor Online (Horsemen in Mongolia, as Well)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
  16. ^ "Telemor Internet Packages". Telemor Website.
  17. ^ "Timor Telecom Internet Packages". Timor Telecom Website.
  18. ^ "Telkomcel Internet Packages". Telkomcel Website.
  19. ^ "Timor Telecom ADSL pricing". Timor Telecom.
  20. ^ "Timor Telecom Mobile Internet pricing". Timor Telecom.
  21. ^ "Timor Leste (East Timor) - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses". Market Research Reports.
  22. ^ "Ceslink Website".
  23. ^ "Consortium seeks Timor-Leste's fourth telecoms licence". TeleGeography.
  24. ^ "Government signs letter of intent for the installation of submarine fiber optic cable". Government of Timor-Leste.
  25. ^ Portugal, Rádio e Televisão de. "SACOMTEL assina acordo com Inligo Networks para ligação de cabo submarino a Timor-Leste". SACOMTEL assina acordo com Inligo Networks para ligação de cabo submarino a Timor-Leste (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  26. ^ "Inligo Networks announces Timor Leste Landing and Partnership - Inligo Networks". 2022-01-02. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  27. ^ "Percentage of Individuals using the Internet". Statistics. International Telecommunication Union. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  28. ^ "Fixed-broadband subscriptions". Statistics. International Telecommunication Union. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  29. ^ a b "Individuals using the Internet (% of population) - Timor-Leste | Data". data.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  30. ^ "Timor Telecom". www.timortelecom.tl. Timor Telecom. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  31. ^ Logan, edited by Indrajit Banerjee, Stephen (2008). Asian communication handbook 2008. Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre and Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University. p. 506. ISBN 9789814136105. Retrieved 4 June 2017. {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  32. ^ "Telkomcel Internet Packages". Telkomcel Website.
  33. ^ "FACEBOOK PACKAGES". Telemor Website.
  34. ^ "Telkomcel Free". Telkomcel Website.
  35. ^ "Timor-Leste", Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of State, 22 March 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.

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