Communications in Panama
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Telecommunications

Telephones - main lines in use:
480,500 (2006)

Telephone subscribers - mobile cellular:
6,800,000 (2010)

Telephone system:
domestic and international facilities well developed

domestic:
point-to-point and point-to-multi-point microwave, fiber-optic and coaxial cable link rural areas; Internet service is available

international:
1 coaxial submarine cable; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); connected to the Central American Microwave System

Broadcasting

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 101, FM 134 (1998)

Radios:
815,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:
38 (1998)

Televisions:
720,000 (2006)

Internet

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
11 (2005)

Internet Users:
1,450,000 (2010)

Country code (Top level domain): PA

Telecommunications Operators


See also

  • Panama
    Panama
    Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

  • List of radio stations in Panama


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