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Colombia Communications 2013
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SOURCE: 2013 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES
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Page last updated on February 14, 2013

Telephones - main lines in use:
7.127 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 26
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
46.2 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 29
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: modern system in many respects with a nationwide microwave radio relay system, a domestic satellite system with 41 earth stations, and a fiber-optic network linking 50 cities; telecommunications sector liberalized during the 1990s; multiple providers of both fixed-line and mobile-cellular services
domestic: fixed-line connections stand at about 15 per 100 persons; mobile cellular telephone subscribership is 100 per 100 persons; competition among cellular service providers is resulting in falling local and international calling rates and contributing to the steep decline in the market share of fixed line services
international: country code - 57; multiple submarine cable systems provide links to the US, parts of the Caribbean, and Central and South America; satellite earth stations - 10 (6 Intelsat, 1 Inmarsat, 3 fully digitalized international switching centers) (2011)

Broadcast media:
combination of state-owned and privately-owned broadcast media provide service; more than 500 radio stations and many national, regional, and local TV stations (2007)

Internet country code:
.co

Internet hosts:
4.41 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 24
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
22.538 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 18
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]


NOTE: The information regarding Colombia on this page is re-published from the 2013 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Colombia Communications 2013 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Colombia Communications 2013 should be addressed to the CIA.


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