| Telephones - main lines in use: |
450,000 (1998)
note:
584,000 installed in 1997, but only about 450,000 were in use 1998
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| Telephones - mobile cellular: |
143,000 (2000)
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| Telephone system: |
general assessment:
very good domestic telephone service
domestic:
point-to-point and point-to-multi-point microwave, fiber-optic, and coaxial cable link rural areas; Internet service is available
international:
connected to Central American Microwave System; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); two submarine cables (1999)
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| Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 50, FM 43, shortwave 19 (1998)
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| Television broadcast stations: |
6 (plus 11 repeaters) (1997)
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| Televisions: |
525,000 (1997)
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| Internet country code: |
.cr
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
3 (of which only one is legal) (2000)
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| Internet users: |
150,000 (2000)
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