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
- PanamaPanamaPanama , 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
ASEP - Regulatory Agency