Communications in Gibraltar comprise a wide range of telephony systems (both fixed-line and mobile), Internet access, broadcasting (radio and television) and satellite control.

[1] Gibraltar was a landing point of the long-range submarine cable that from Porthcurno, in the United Kingdom ran to Lisbon, Gibraltar, Malta, Alexandria, Suez, Aden, Bombay, over land to the east coast of India, then on to Penang, Malacca, Singapore, Batavia (current Jakarta), to finally reach Darwin, Australia.

[4] Upon the approval of the 1969 Constitution and the dissolution of the City Council, the telephone service was transferred to the newly formed Government of Gibraltar.

In 1990, the Government decided to privatise its Telephone Department and therefore entered into a joint venture with Nynex of the United States.

The name Gibtelecom begun to be used in July 2002, and as of 1 October 2003 this name was formally adopted by the company (which up until then was still Gibraltar Nynex Communications).

[8] In April 2007, Verizon sold its shares to Telekom Slovenije[9] which is the incumbent telecommunications operator in Slovenia and is quoted on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange.

Telephone jacks are also British Standard BS 6312, as opposed to the RJ11 versions found in other parts of Europe and the world.

Gibtelecom was also prevented from having roaming agreements with Spanish GSM networks so its mobile phones did not operate in Spain.

After the Córdoba Agreement, Gibtel (Gibtelecom's mobile service) could roam on Spanish network Movistar (Telefónica).

Earlier in December 2005, the European Commission initiated the second stage of infringement proceedings against the British Government relating to Gibraltar's failure to transpose five European Union directives on electronic communications, but these were closed after the relevant legislation was passed into law by the then House of Assembly in June 2006.

A second operator, CTS Gibraltar Limited, provided fixed line services beginning with the prefix 216, but closed down in early 2013.

The new GPRS network installed by the Scandinavian company allows faster and permanent connectivity for all mobile users, as well as providing high-speed picture and video messaging for owners of the new range of multi-purpose hand-sets.

Suspending service with less than a week's notice, suggests this may not have just been related to upgrading infrastructure which presumably would have been in the planning stage for more than six days.

In December 2005, GBC started internet streaming of its radio service, and in 2009 the daily Newswatch programme became available as video on demand.

The British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) operates two radio stations on FM, BFBS1 and BFBS2 and a private cable television network.

[13][14] Callsigns: ZB0x (VHF only), ZB2xx (Full), ZB3x (novice) + special event stations Amateur radio started in Gibraltar shortly after the Second World War.

Each year for Gibraltar National Week amateur radio operators can use the ZG prefix instead of ZB.

GNC Networks, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gibraltar Nynex Communications, commenced services in 1997.

GNC Networks was renamed Gibconnect and the parent company became Gibraltar Telecommunications International Limited, which is referred to as Gibtelecom, in 2002.

[16] Shine Mobile, launched in September 2013, has obtained a licence for broadband services, which it planned to introduce, but the company closed down.

GibFibreSpeed is Gibraltar's first communications provider to offer Fibre to the Home (FTTH) broadband services.

When the border between Spain and Gibraltar was eventually closed by the Spanish dictator in 1969, the newspaper changed its ownership and begun to be published in English.

It appears monthly and its contents include fashion, advice, health, weddings and similar features geared at young women.