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Communications in Papua New Guinea

Communications in Papua New Guinea is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Communications in Papua New Guinea rather than just read about it. In short: Communications in Papua New Guinea refers to the media in the country which are regulated by the Media Council of Papua New Guinea such as newspapers, radio, television, and the Internet. Newspapers Papua New Guinea has two circulating newspapers: The National, and the Papua New Guinea Post-Courier.

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Reference excerpt

Communications in Papua New Guinea refers to the media in the country which are regulated by the Media Council of Papua New Guinea such as newspapers, radio, television, and the Internet.

Newspapers

Papua New Guinea has two circulating newspapers:

The National, and the Papua New Guinea Post-Courier.

Radio Radio broadcasting in Papua New Guinea was launched on 25 October 1935 by the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC). It was replaced by the National Broadcasting Commission which was formed under the Broadcasting Commission Act of 1973 (authority of Parliament). The commission was renamed as the National Broadcasting Corporation in 1994:

The state-run National Broadcasting Corporation operates three radio networks with multiple repeaters and about 20 provincial stations (2009). Several commercial radio stations with multiple transmission points as well as several community stations (2009). Transmissions of several international broadcasters are accessible (2009). Radios: 410,000 (1997).

Television Three free-to-air television networks, limited to larger population centres or areas where mine sites, or local community groups have decided to redistribute the signal: EM TV - commercial, owned by Fiji Television, started in 1987 but bought off by Telikom PNG in 2014 NBC TV - state owned, started in 2008 TV Wan - digital free-to-view channel, started in 2014 Satellite and cable TV services are available through Digicel Play PNG and Click TV PNG, who owns both satellite and terrestrial services in PNG. MMDS subscription television is available through Hitron Digital.

Telephone

Papua New Guinea's international country code is 675. Telephone lines: 139,000 fixed lines in use, 140th in the world (2012); 63,000 main lines in use (2005). Mobile lines: 2.7 million lines, 134th in the world (2012); 75,000 lines (2005). Telephone system: services are minimal; facilities provide radiotelephone and telegraph, coastal radio, aeronautical radio, and international radio communication services. Domestic access to telephone services is not widely available although combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity has increased to roughly 40 per 100 persons as of 2009. Satellite earth station: Intelsat (Pacific Ocean). Submarine cable: the APNG-2 submarine communications cable links Papua New Guinea directly to Australia and indirectly to New Zealand and the rest of the world. A collaboration between Telikom PNG, Telstra (Australia), and Telecom New Zealand, it has been in service since late 2006. It replaced the APNG-1 cable, a coaxial copper cable of 16 Mbit/s, which was retired in 2006.

Internet Country code (Top level domain): .pg. Papua New Guinea University of Technology is the registrar. Internet users: 145,256 users, 163 in the world; 2.3% of the population, 198th in the world (2012). Fixed broadband: 8,077 subscriptions, 153rd in the world; 0.1% of the population, 164th in the world (2012). Mobile broadband: unknown (2012). Internet hosts: 5,006 hosts, 145th in the world (2012). IPv4: 49,920 addresses allocated, 7.9 per 1000 people. Internet service providers: Four in 2004, up from two in 1999.

Censorship There are no government restrictions on access to the Internet or credible reports that the government monitors e-mail or Internet chat rooms without judicial oversight. Individuals and groups engage in the expression of views via the Internet, including by e-mail. The constitution provides for freedom of speech and press, and the government generally respects these rights in practice. Newspapers offer a variety of editorial viewpoints and report on controversial topics. There is no evidence of officially sanctioned government censorship, although newspaper editors complained of intimidation tactics aimed at influencing coverage. There were some examples of police officers targeting journalists who negatively covered police activities. Although the constitution prohibits arbitrary interference with privacy, family, home, or correspondence, there are instances of abuse.

See also Media Council of Papua New Guinea

References This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook (2025 ed.). CIA. This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department of State.

External links Telikom PNG Archived 2013-12-26 at the Wayback Machine, home page.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Communications in Papua New Guinea

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Communications in Papua New Guinea claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Communications in Papua New Guinea before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Communications in Papua New Guinea ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Communications in Papua New Guinea

In research: Communications in Papua New Guinea appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Communications in Papua New Guinea in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Communications in Papua New Guinea is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Communications in Papua New Guinea, Internet censorship by country, Telecommunications in Papua New Guinea, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Communications in Papua New Guinea outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Communications in Papua New Guinea in simple terms?

Communications in Papua New Guinea refers to the media in the country which are regulated by the Media Council of Papua New Guinea such as newspapers, radio, television, and the Internet. Newspapers Papua New Guinea has two circulating newspapers: The National, and the Papua New Guinea Post-Courier.

Why does Communications in Papua New Guinea matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Communications in Papua New Guinea?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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