Editing Communications in Guam

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Though [[Guam]] is a [[Territories of the United States|United States territory]], some U.S. long-distance plans and courier services list Guam as an international location. As a result of Guam's being added to the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) in 1997, calls made to the U.S., Canada, or other participating countries from Guam (or to Guam from other NANP locations) only require the caller to dial a 1 followed by the area code.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nanpa.com/pdf_previous/08_02_99/pl_nanp_004.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030320083345/http://www.nanpa.com/pdf_previous/08_02_99/pl_nanp_004.pdf |archive-date=2003-03-20 |url-status=live |title=PL-NANP-004 |author=J. N. Deak |date=August 5, 1996 |publisher=North American Numbering Plan Administration |access-date=October 12, 2010}}</ref>

In this way, only domestic charges are incurred between the US and Guam on most carriers. Before Guam's inclusion, calling the U.S. required dialing the international 011 first, thus resulting in higher long-distance rates and less frequent calls to the U.S. by relatives in Guam. Prices of long-distance calls to these destinations have dropped significantly to the point where now calling the U.S. from Guam or calling Guam from the U.S. costs the same.

== Mail == 
Some companies in the U.S. mainland still treat Guam as a foreign country and refuse to sell and ship items to Guam.  However, if an item is shipped via USPS, shipping costs to Guam are the same as coast-to-coast shipping costs within the US.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://postcalc.usps.gov/Zonecharts/ |title=Postal Zone Charts |date=June 7, 2010 |publisher=US Postal Service |access-date=October 12, 2010}}</ref> Many others will ship to Guam but will charge the shipping as an international destination. This is mainly because the company is using a private shipping company like UPS, FedEx, or DHL for its shipping.

Much of the mail to and from Guam routes through Hawaii and awaits cargo space on United Airlines which is contracted to deliver mail between Hawaii and Guam.

== Telephones ==
'''Telephones – main lines in use:'''
85,000 (2007)

'''Telephones – mobile cellular:'''
98,000 (2007)

'''Telephone system:'''
: ''domestic:'' GTA: ~70,000 local access lines, dial-up and DSL, Internet, long-distance service, TDMA and GSM wireless services via Pulse Mobile & Docomo Pacific (formerly Guam Wireless) ChoicePhone LLC, dba iConnect with iDen, GSM and 4G LTE networks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iconnectguam.com |title=iConnect Guam |date=November 7, 2013 |publisher=iConnect Guam}}</ref>
: ''international:'' [[satellite]] earth stations – 2 [[Intelsat]] (Pacific Ocean); submarine cables to United States, Japan and Australia.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.pipeinternational.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=45| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080506154207/http://www.pipeinternational.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=45| archive-date = May 6, 2008| title = What is PPC-1?}}</ref>
: ''international access code:'' +1.671 (in the [[North American Numbering Plan]], [[Area code 671]])

== Radio and television ==
'''Radio [[broadcasting|broadcast]] stations:'''
[[AM radio|AM]] 4, [[FM broadcasting|FM]] 7, [[shortwave]] 2 (2005)

'''Radios:'''
300,000 (2007)

'''Television broadcast stations:'''
8 (2007)

'''Televisions:'''
200,000 (2007)

== Internet ==
'''[[Internet Service Provider]]s (ISPs):'''
4 (2013)

'''[[Country code]] (Top-level domain):''' GU

== Submarine cables ==
Because of its location in the western Pacific and its status as U.S. territory, Guam has one of the most extensive [[submarine communications cable]] infrastructures in the [[Asia-Pacific]].<ref name="landing stations">{{cite web |title=Cable Landing Stations in Guam |url=https://www.submarinenetworks.com/stations/north-america/usa-guam |website=www.submarinenetworks.com |access-date=9 March 2021}}</ref> The [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]] cut many of the primary cables connecting the United States and Asia, prompting companies to look for alternate locations for new cables.<ref name="Quartz_20190919">{{cite web |last1=Ossola |first1=Alexandra |title=Tiny Guam is vying to be the world's next big telecommunications hub |url=https://qz.com/1691681/guam-could-soon-be-a-telecommunications-giant/ |website=Quartz |access-date=9 March 2021 |language=en |date=September 19, 2019}}</ref> In 2019, [[GTA Teleguam]] and [[RTI Cable]] built the island's first combined neutral cable landing station and data center.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Partido |first1=Gerry |title=Submarine cables are Guam's buried treasure; island pushed as telecom hub |url=https://www.pncguam.com/fiber-optic-submarine-cables-are-guams-buried-treasure-island-pushed-as-a-telecom-hub-and-regional-data-center/ |website=PNC News First |access-date=9 March 2021 |date=16 September 2019}}</ref> This coincided with a bill introduced to the [[Legislature of Guam]] by Sen. [[Telo Taitague]] to conduct an economic study and develop policy recommendations on submarine cables.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kaur |first1=Anumita |title=Sen. Telo Taitague explores expanding Guam's telecommunications industry |url=https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/local/2019/09/12/sen-telo-taitague-guam-telecommunications-industry/2283528001/ |website=Pacific Daily News |access-date=9 March 2021 |date=September 13, 2019}}</ref> GTA also seeks to attract U.S. companies to build data centers on Guam, noting the reduced [[network latency]] from Asia to Guam, compared to the U.S.<ref name="Quartz_20190919"/> Existing cable landing stations and their cables are:<ref name="landing stations"/>
* [[Tanguisson]] cable landing station in [[Tamuning, Guam|Tamuning]]: [[Asia-America Gateway]], [[Australia–Japan Cable]] and [[G-P|Guam-Philippines]]
* [[Tumon Bay]] cable landing station in Tamuning: [[TPC-5CN]], Australia–Japan Cable
* Tata [[Piti, Guam|Piti]] cable landing station: [[VSNL Transpacific]], Tata [[TGN-Intra Asia]], and [[Pipe Pacific Cable]]-1
* GTA Piti-I cable landing station: [[SEA-US]], [[Japan-Guam-Australia]] South
* Gateway Network Connections neutral cable landing station and data center in Piti: [[HK-G]], Japan-Guam-Australia North, [[SxS Cable System]]
* Unknown landing station: [[HANTRU-1]]
Retired cables landing on Guam include [[CUCN|China-US Cable Network]] and [[PacRimWest]].

== See also ==
* [[Area code 671]], Guam's telephone area code

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