Communications in Belize

Belize

Belize is a constitutional monarchy and the northernmost country in Central America. Belize has a diverse society, comprising many cultures and languages. Even though Kriol and Spanish are spoken among the population, Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official...

This article discusses facts regarding communication in Belize.

Telephones - main lines in use: 33,900 (2007)

country comparison to the world: 176

Telephones - mobile cellular: 118,300 (2007)

country comparison to the world: 176

Telephone

Telephone

The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...

 system:
general assesement: above-average system; fixed-line teledensity of 12 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone density of about 40 per 100 persons.

domestic: trunk network depends primarily on microwave radio relay

international: international dialing code - +501; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic telecommunications submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth station - 8 (Intelsat - 2, unknown - 6) (2007)

Radio

Radio

Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...

 broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 16, shortwave 0 (2006)

Radios: 133,000 (1997)

Television

Television

Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...

 broadcast stations: 3 (2007) Channel 7 and Channel 5 in Belize City and an additional Channel in Orange Walk Town.

Televisions: 41,000 (1997)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): There are several ISPs in Belize: BTL, Speed Net

Speed Net

SpeedNet Communications Limited is a Belizean communications company established in 2003. It mostly deals with cellular services under the brand name "SMART" and other landline services.- Part 1: The BTL Monopoly :...

 and others.

Internet country codes: .BZ

.bz

.bz is the Internet country code top-level domain for Belize. It is administered by the University of Belize.At one point, .bz domains were being marketed by an American company as standing for "business", and that company took legal action against ICANN in an attempt to block the .biz domain as...

Internet hosts: 2,751 (2008)

country comparison to the world: 134

Internet users: 32,000 (2007)

country comparison to the world: 177