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Area code 242 is the telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for The Bahamas. Area code 242 translates to the letter sequence BHA on an alpha-numeric keypad. The numbering plan area (NPA) was created in a split of area code 809 , which was originally assigned to the Bahamas and many of the Caribbean islands.
The telephone area code for the island is 242, which is the same as the rest of the Bahamas. There are 2 main telecommunication providers that cover most of the Exuma cays, Aliv [15] and BTC Bahamas. High-speed internet is available from both providers with varying technologies such as DSL, cellular and fiber optic cable becoming available. [16]
(National number 4972, then expanded to four digit local numbers as N.N. 497) Antigua and Barbuda: 809-46x-xxxx (National number 46) The Bahamas: 809-32x-xxxx through 809-37x-xxxx: Barbados: 809-42x-xxxx 809-43x-xxxx (National number 43, then changed to 7D, as 42 or 43) Bermuda: 809-xxx-xxxx (National number 29, then changed to 7D, as 23 or 29)
New Providence is the most populous island in The Bahamas, containing more than 70% of the total population. [2] On the eastern side of the island is the national capital city of Nassau ; it had a population of 246,329 at the 2010 Census, and a population of 292,522 at the 2022 census.
In New Providence and Grand Bahama, it operates a GSM based EDGE, HSPA, HSPA+ and LTE network. Dual-class shares are 49% economic shares/49% voting shares of BTC are owned by the Government of the Bahamas , with 49% economic shares/51% voting shares owned by Cable & Wireless Communications and 2% economic shares in a national trust.
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Bain Town and Grants Town is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Assembly of the Bahamas. [ 1 ] It is one of the largest constituencies with over 5,000 voters.
It is located on the island of New Providence, which had a population of 246,329 in 2010, or just over 70% of the entire population of the Bahamas. [2] As of April 2023, the preliminary results of the 2022 census of the Bahamas reported a population of 296,522 for New Providence, 74.26% of the country's population. [4]