Telephones -
main lines in use | 1.388 million (2005) |
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Telephones -
mobile cellular | 1.101 million (2005) |
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| Telephone system | general assessment: the parastatal monopoly provides good domestic telephone service in terms of breadth of coverage; restricted cellular 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: country code - 506; connected to Central American Microwave System; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); 2 submarine cables (2006) |
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| Radio broadcast stations | AM 65, FM 51, shortwave 19 (2002) |
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Television broadcast
stations | 20 (plus 43 repeaters) (2002) |
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| Internet country code | .cr |
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| Internet users | 1 million (2005) |
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