Telecommunications in Venezuela
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In Venezuela the first law on telecommunications was approved in 1940. It identified the responsibility of the state in regard to telephone and other telecommunication systems, including radio and television services.[1]
Telephones – main lines in use: 7.332 million (2011)
Telephones – mobile cellular: 28,782,000 (2011)
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 fibre-optic network capable of digital multimedia services; combined fixed and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership 130 per 100 persons.
international:
country code – 58; submarine cable systems provide connectivity to the Caribbean, Central and South America, and US; satellite earth stations – 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 PanAmSat; participating with Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia in the construction of an international fiber-optic network; constructing submarine cable to provide connectivity to Cuba
Broadcast media[edit]
The government of Venezuela supervises a mixture of state-run and private broadcast media; 1 state-run TV network, 4 privately owned TV networks, a privately owned news channel with limited national coverage, and a government-backed Pan-American channel. A state-run radio network includes 65 new stations and roughly another 30 stations targeted at specific audiences. A state-sponsored community broadcasters include 244 radio stations and 36 TV stations. The number of private broadcast radio stations have been declining, but many remain in operation.
Internet[edit]
Internet Hosts: 1.016 million (2012)
Internet Users: 8.918 million (2009)
Country code (Top level domain): VE
Venezuela has many Internet service providers, although the market is dominated by the now state-owned CANTV.net which offers ADSL and Dialup services. Broadband access Venezuela is provided through ADSL, Cable, Satellite, EDGE, Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO), Wi-Fi Hotspots and more recently WiMax. Prices vary from US$45 to $60 per month for basic broadband plans. Some of the most important providers are:
- CANTV.net – ADSL and Wi-Fi hotspots and also EV-DO through the Movilnet brand.
- Intercable – Cable and Wi-Fi Hotspots
- Movistar – Cable, WLL, EV-DO, UMTS, HSDPA, and LTE
- Movilmax – WiMax (Only available in Caracas)
- Digitel – GSM, UMTS, HSDPA, and LTE
References[edit]
- ^ Aileen A. Pisciotta (1994). "Privatization of Telecommunications: The Case of Venezuela". In Bjorn Wellenius; Peter A. Stern (eds.). Implementing Reforms in the Telecommunications Sector: Lessons from Experience. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-8213-2606-0.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Venezuela, SubmarineCableMap.com
