Page last updated on January 28, 2014

Telephones - main lines in use:
50,000 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 163
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
6.095 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 102
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: telecommunications infrastructure is among the least developed in Latin America and the Caribbean; domestic facilities barely adequate; international facilities slightly better
domestic: mobile-cellular telephone services are expanding rapidly due, in part, to the introduction of low-cost GSM phones; mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 40 per 100 persons
international: country code - 509; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2010)

Broadcast media:
several TV stations, including 1 government-owned; cable TV subscription service available; government-owned radio network; more than 250 private and community radio stations with about 50 FM stations in Port-au-Prince alone (2007)

Internet country code:
.ht

Internet hosts:
555 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 181
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
1 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 98
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]