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Telephones - main lines in use:
553,100 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 94
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
6.496 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 93
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: domestic and international facilities well developed
domestic: mobile-cellular telephone subscribership has increased rapidly
international: country code - 507; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1), the MAYA-1, and PAN-AM submarine cable systems that together provide links to the US and parts of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); connected to the Central American Microwave System (2008)

Broadcast media:
multiple privately-owned television networks and a government-owned educational TV station; multi-channel cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; more than 100 commercial radio stations (2007)

Internet country code:
.pa

Internet hosts:
10,984 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 129
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
959,800 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 104
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]