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Telephones - main lines in use:
1.482 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 66
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
3.035 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 122
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: good domestic telephone service in terms of breadth of coverage; under the terms of CAFTA-DR, the state-run telecommunications monopoly scheduled to be opened to competition from domestic and international firms, has been delayed by the nation's telecommunications regulator.
domestic: point-to-point and point-to-multi-point microwave, fiber-optic, and coaxial cable link rural areas; Internet service is available
international: country code - 506; landing points for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1), MAYA-1, and the Pan American Crossing submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; connected to Central American Microwave System; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2009)

Broadcast media:
multiple privately-owned television stations and 1 publicly-owned television station; cable network services are widely available; more than 100 privately-owned radio stations and a public radio network (2007)

Internet country code:
.cr

Internet hosts:
146,164 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 76
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
1.485 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 82
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]