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Telephones - main lines in use: 1.065 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 73
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
9.038 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 86
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: relatively efficient system based on island-wide microwave radio relay network
domestic: fixed-line teledensity is about 10 per 100 persons; multiple providers of mobile-cellular service with a subscribership of nearly 90 per 100 persons
international: country code - 1-809; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1), Antillas 1, and the Fibralink submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and US; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)

Broadcast media:
combination of state-owned and privately owned broadcast media; 1 state-owned TV network and a number of private TV networks; networks operate repeaters to extend signals throughout country; combination of state-owned and privately owned radio stations with more than 300 radio stations operating (2007)

Internet country code:
.do

Internet hosts:
404,500 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 55
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
2.701 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 68
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]