- Communications in Venezuela
Telephone s - main lines in use:4.217 million (2006)Telephones - mobile cellular:21,700,000 (2007)
Telephone system:modern and expanding
"domestic:"domestic satellite system with 3 earth stations; recent substantial improvement in telephone service in rural areas; substantial increase in digitalization of exchanges and trunk lines; installation of a national interurban fiber-optic network capable of digital multimedia services; fixed-line teledensity, at 16 per 100 persons, is low by regional standards; mobile-cellular subscribership jumped 50 percent in 2006
"international:"submarine cable systems provide connectivity to the Caribbean, Central and South America, and US; satellite earth stations - 1Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean ) and 1PanAmSat ; participating withColombia ,Ecuador ,Peru , andBolivia in the construction of an international fiber-optic networkRadio broadcast stations:AM 201, FM NA (20 inCaracas ), shortwave 11 (1998)Radios:10.75 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:66 (plus 45 repeaters) (1997)Televisions:4.1 million (1997)
Internet
Internet Service Provider s (ISPs):11 (1999)Country code (Top level domain): VEVenezuela has manyInternet service providers , although it's mostly monopolized by the now state-owned CANTV.net which offers ADSL and Dialup services.Broadband access Venezuela is provided through ADSL, Cable, Satellite, EDGE, EV-DO, WiFi Hotspots and more recently WiMax. Prices fluctuate between $45 and $60 USD monthly for basic broadband plans.Some of the most important providers are:
* CANTV.net - ADSL/WiFi Hotspots and also EV-DO through the Movilnet brand.
* Intercable - Cable/WiFi Hotspots
* Movistar - Cable/WLL/EV-DO
* Movilmax - WiMax (Only available in Caracas):"See also :"
Venezuela
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