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Telephones - main lines in use: 1.018 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 75
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
6.151 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 100
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: good domestic telephone service in terms of breadth of coverage; under the terms of CAFTA-DR, the state-run telecommunications monopoly is scheduled to be opened to competition from domestic and international firms, but has been slow to open to competition
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; landing points for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1), MAYA-1, and the Pan American Crossing submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; connected to Central American Microwave System; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)

Broadcast media:
multiple privately owned TV stations and 1 publicly owned TV station; cable network services are widely available; more than 100 privately owned radio stations and a public radio network (2007)

Internet country code:
.cr

Internet hosts:
147,258 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 78
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
1.485 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 82
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]