4.2 Telecom

4.2 Telecom

The international connection for data transfer, television and telephone is under control of the Ligirian Fiber Linkup ® (LFL LC) or Linqup de Fiber du Liga LC. Currently all households and companies use the LFL services as it is the only provider. LFL use sattelites and a land line for highspeed connections. Banks and datacenters use LFL solely as their only means for communication and services.
The headquarters of the LFL are located in Liga, as is also the LFL Datacenter, Ligirian Fiber Linkup Datacenter (LFLD) or Linqup de Fiber du Liga de Centre Données.
The Ligirian Fiber Linkup employs 5,232 workers (2014) and the board of directors consists of (at november 2014):

• dr. Jean Pocqebok (CEO
  

• mr. Peter Flickflacq (CIO)
  

• mr. Maurice Snibbels (CFO)
  

• ms. Marie Dreijfhout(CAO)
  

• mr. Willem Drinkaardij (COO)
  

LFL uses the .lflinkup.com extension for all its internet websites access. E.g. the official government website is reachable at http://liga.lflinkup.com as a main portal to the island.
Amongst several others, the LFL participates in the following international organisations:

• International Telecommunication Union (ITU), (French: Union Internationale des Télécommunications)
  
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)