Telephones - main lines in use: Telephones - mobile cellular: Telephone system: Broadcast media: Internet hosts: Internet users:
130,000 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 138
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]
281,400 (2005)
country comparison to the world: 170
[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 15 per 100 persons; ; mobile-cellular teledensity about 35 per 100 persons in 2005
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)
8,840 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 133
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]
189,600 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 142
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]