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<text id=93CT1526>
<title>
Wake Island--Communications
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Wake Island
Communications</hdr><body>
<p>Ports: none; because of the reefs, there are only two offshore
anchorages for large ships
</p>
<list>
<l>Airports:</l>
<l> total: 1</l>
<l> usable: 1</l>
<l> with permanent-surface runways: 1</l>
<l> with runways over 3,659 m: 0</l>
<l> with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 1</l>
<l> with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 0</l>
</list>
<p>Telecommunications: underwater cables to Guam and through
Midway to Honolulu; 1 Autovon circuit off the Overseas Telephone
System (OTS); Armed Forces Radio/Television Service (AFRTS)
radio and television service provided by satellite; broadcast
stations - 1 AM, no FM, no TV
</p>
<p>Note: formerly an important commercial aviation base, now used
only by US military and some commercial cargo planes
</p></body></article></text>