Until 2014 the primary telecoms provider was a joint venture between the government and the former Telecom New Zealand. In 2015 Telecom Cook Islands was sold to the BlueSky Group, who also operated networks in American Samoa and Samoa. In 2016 BlueSky was acquired by Fiji's ATH group.

The Cook Islands's primary connectivity is through the O3b medium earth orbit satellite network, with connections to Rarotonga and Aitutaki. C-band geostationary satellite links connect smaller islands together.

BlueSky Cook Islands is negotiating with New Zealand's MFAT on a project that may link French Polynesia to Fiji, via the Cooks, Niue, and Samoa.