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Telephones - main lines in use:
263,100 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 121
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
3.103 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 120
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: fully automatic domestic telephone network
domestic: the 1999 agreement to open the market for telecommunications services resulted in rapid growth in mobile-cellular telephone usage while the number of fixed-lines in use has declined; combined mobile-cellular teledensity approached 120 per 100 persons in 2010
international: country code - 1-876; the Fibralink submarine cable network provides enhanced delivery of business and broadband traffic and is linked to the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) submarine cable in the Dominican Republic; the link to ARCOS-1 provides seamless connectivity to US, parts of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2008)

Broadcast media:
privately-owned Radio Jamaica Limited and its subsidiaries operate multiple television stations, subscription cable services, and radio stations; 2 other privately-owned television stations broadcast; roughly 70 radio stations (2007)

Internet country code:
.jm

Internet hosts:
3,897 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 147
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
1.581 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 80
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]