Page last updated on January 31, 2014

Telephones - main lines in use:
1.744 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 63
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
20.787 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 46
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: fairly modern network centered in the city of Guatemala
domestic: state-owned telecommunications company privatized in the late 1990s opening the way for competition; fixed-line teledensity roughly 10 per 100 persons; fixed-line investments are being concentrated on improving rural connectivity; mobile-cellular teledensity approaching 150 per 100 persons
international: country code - 502; landing point for both the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) and the SAM-1 fiber optic submarine cable system that together provide connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; connected to Central American Microwave System; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)

Broadcast media:
4 privately owned national terrestrial TV channels dominate TV broadcasting; multi-channel satellite and cable services are available; 1 government-owned radio station and hundreds of privately owned radio stations (2007)

Internet country code:
.gt

Internet hosts:
357,552 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 60
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
2.279 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 72
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]