total subscriptions: 343,385
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 27.99 (2019 est.)
total subscriptions: 2,163,725
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 176.36 (2019 est.)
general assessment: excellent international service; good local service; broadband access; expanded FttP (Fiber to the Home) markets; LTE launch; regulatory development; major growth in mobile telephony and data segments which attacks operation investment in fiber infrastructure; moves to end roaming charges (2020)
domestic: fixed-line 25 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity 155 per 100 persons (2019)
international: country code - 1-868; landing points for the EC Link, ECFS, Southern Caribbean Fiber, SG-SCS and Americas II submarine cable systems provide connectivity to US, parts of the Caribbean and South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); tropospheric scatter to Barbados and Guyana (2020)
note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became evident, and received some support from governments
6 free-to-air TV networks, 2 of which are state-owned; 24 subscription providers (cable and satellite); over 36 radio frequencies (2019)
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total: 939,967
percent of population: 77.33% (July 2018 est.)
total: 339,340
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 27.66 (2019 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Trinidad and Tobago on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Trinidad and Tobago 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Trinidad and Tobago 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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