Telephones - main lines in use: Telephones - mobile cellular: Telephone system: Broadcast media: Internet hosts: Internet users:
149,900 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 135
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]
555,400 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 163
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]
general assessment: fair system for long-distance service; microwave radio relay network for trunk lines; many areas still lack fixed-line telephone services
domestic: fixed-line teledensity is about 20 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity about 75 per 100 persons in 2010
international: country code - 592; tropospheric scatter to Trinidad; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
government-dominated broadcast media; the National Communications Network (NCN) TV is state-owned; a few private TV stations relay satellite services; the state owns and operates 2 radio stations broadcasting on multiple frequencies capable of reaching the entire country; government limits on licensing of new private radio stations continue to constrain competition in broadcast media (2007)
24,840 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 108
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]
189,600 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 142
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]