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Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 5,928,714 (2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 19 (2017 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 27

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total subscriptions: 24,493,687 (2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 78 (2017 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 50

Telephone system:
general assessment: modern and expanding (2016)
domestic: two domestic satellite systems with three earth stations; recent substantial improvement in telephone service in rural areas; installation of a national interurban fiber-optic network capable of digital multimedia services; three major providers operate the mobile market; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership about 115 per 100 persons (2016)
international: country code - 58; submarine cable systems provide connectivity to Cuba and the Caribbean, Central and South America, and US; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 PanAmSat; participating with Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia in the construction of an international fiber-optic network (2016)

Broadcast media:
government supervises a mixture of state-run and private broadcast media; 13 public service networks, 61 privately owned TV networks, a privately owned news channel with limited national coverage, and a government-backed Pan-American channel; state-run radio network includes roughly 65 news stations and another 30 stations targeted at specific audiences; state-sponsored community broadcasters include 235 radio stations and 44 TV stations; the number of private broadcast radio stations has been declining, but many still remain in operation (2014)

Internet country code:
.ve

Internet users:
total: 18,547,381 (July 2016 est.)
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percent of population: 60% (July 2016 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 35

Broadband - fixed subscriptions:
total: 2,610,118 (2017 est.)
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 8 (2017 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 44