Editing Pitcairn Islands (section)

== Media and communications ==
=== Post ===
The [[Postal codes in the Pitcairn Islands|UK Postcode]] for directing mail to Pitcairn Island is PCRN 1ZZ.<ref>[http://www.upu.int/fileadmin/documentsFiles/activities/addressingUnit/pcnEn.pdf Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno (Islands)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103044125/http://www.upu.int/fileadmin/documentsFiles/activities/addressingUnit/pcnEn.pdf |date=3 November 2019 }}, [[Universal Postal Union]]</ref>

=== Newspapers ===
The ''Pitcairn Miscellany'' is a monthly newspaper available in print and online editions.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Pitcairn Miscellany website|url=http://www.miscellany.pn/|access-date=2020-09-16|website=www.miscellany.pn|archive-date=1 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801174008/http://www.miscellany.pn/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Dem Tull'' was an online monthly newsletter published between 2007 and 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Downloads|url=http://www.demtullpitcairn.com/downloads.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626035000/http://www.demtullpitcairn.com/downloads.html|archive-date=26 June 2017|website=Dem Tull}}</ref>
=== Telecommunications ===
{{Further|Telephone numbers in the Pitcairn Islands}}
Pitcairn uses New Zealand's [[List of country calling codes|international calling code]], [[+64]]. It is still on the [[Telephone exchange#Manual service exchanges|manual telephone system]].
=== Radio ===
There is no broadcast station. Marine band [[walkie-talkie]] radios are used to maintain contact among people in different areas of the island. Foreign stations can be picked up on [[shortwave radio]].
=== Amateur radio ===
Callsign website [[QRZ.COM]] lists six [[amateur radio]] operators on the island, using the [[ITU prefix]] (assigned through the UK) of VP6, two of whom have a second VR6 callsign. However, two of these 6 are listed by QRZ.COM as deceased, while others are no longer active. Pitcairn Island has one callsign allocated to its Club Station, VP6PAC.

QRZ.COM lists 29 VP6 callsigns being allocated in total, 20 of them to off-islanders. Of these, five were allocated to temporary residents and ten to individuals visiting. The rest were assigned to the [[DX-pedition]]s to Pitcairn, one of which took place {{as of|2012|alt=in 2012}}.<ref>[http://www.g3txf.com/dxtrip/VP6T/VP6T-station.html "VP6T: Pitcairn"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224012055/http://www.g3txf.com/dxtrip/VP6T/VP6T-station.html |date=24 February 2015 }}. g3txf.com.</ref> In 2008, a major DX-pedition visited [[Ducie Island]].<ref>[http://ducie2008.dl1mgb.com/ VP6DX: Ducie Island] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203210917/http://ducie2008.dl1mgb.com/ |date=3 February 2009 }}. Ducie2008.dl1mgb.com. Retrieved 20 September 2013.</ref> In 2018, another major DX-pedition visited [[Ducie Island]].<ref>[http://vp6d.com/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029152152/https://www.vp6d.com/|date=29 October 2018}}. vp6d.com Retrieved 28 October 2018.</ref>
=== Television ===
Pitcairn can receive a number of television channels but only has capacity to broadcast two channels to houses at any one time. The channels are currently switched on a regular basis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.immigration.pn/FAQ.php|title=Pitcairn Island Immigration|last=Haigh|first=Bill|website=www.immigration.pn|access-date=2018-07-26|archive-date=8 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108142130/http://www.immigration.pn/FAQ.php|url-status=live}}</ref> The transmitter was installed in 2006.<ref>{{cite book |title=Pitcairn Island as a Port of Call |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_qYb8TcQEH8C&dq=%22Pitcairn+Island%22+%22Television%22&pg=PA311 |access-date=February 16, 2024 |publisher=McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers |date=March 23, 2012 | isbn=978-0-7864-8822-3 }}</ref>
=== Internet ===
There is one government-sponsored [[Satellite Internet access|satellite Internet]] connection, with networking provided to the inhabitants of the island. Pitcairn's [[country code top-level domain]] is [[.pn]]. Residents pay NZ$120 (about £60) for unlimited data per month.<ref>[http://telecom.gov.pn/InternetCharges.html "Internet Charges"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307054027/http://telecom.gov.pn/InternetCharges.html |date=7 March 2019 }} telecom.gov.pn. Retrieved 6 March 2019</ref> In 2012, a single 1&nbsp;Mbit/s link installed provided the islanders with an Internet connection, the 1&nbsp;Mbit/s was shared across all families on the island. By December 2017, the British Government implemented a 4G LTE mobile network in Adamstown with shared speeds of 5&nbsp;Mbit/s across all islanders.<ref>{{cite web|title=Already Booked|url=http://visitpitcairn.pn/already_booked/index.html|website=Pitcairn Islands Tourism|access-date=22 June 2018|archive-date=22 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622193143/http://visitpitcairn.pn/already_booked/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Starlink]] systems arrived in February 2024 and provide a stable reliable internet service for the islanders.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions |url=https://www.immigration.pn/frequently-asked-questions |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=Pitcairn Island Immigration |language=en-US}}</ref>