Telephones - main lines in use: Telephones - mobile cellular: Telephone system: Broadcast media: Internet hosts: Internet users:
31,200 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 179
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]
161,800 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 176
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]
general assessment: above-average system; trunk network depends primarily on microwave radio relay
domestic:
fixed-line teledensity of 10 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 55 per 100 persons
international:
country code - 501; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic telecommunications submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth station - 8 (Intelsat - 2, unknown - 6) (2008)
8 privately-owned TV stations; multi-channel cable TV provides access to foreign stations; about 25 radio stations broadcasting on roughly 50 different frequencies; state-run radio was privatized in 1998 (2007)
2,880 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 148
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]
36,000 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 177
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]