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Last Updated on Friday, 20 February 2009 20:54


Telephone Evolution 

Services available include MIDA, cellular telephones, satellite mobile communications, international lines to the rest of the world, Internet access, data transmission via computer, Fiber-optic rings, dedicated Internet access, digital point to point links, transportation networks with fiber and wireless digital technology (Frame Relay, TDMA), leased channels using satellite facilities, VSAT networks, X.25 Networks, ISDN Nets, and multimedia services.
 

Number of Telephones

 

# of Land Lines Installed Year
1,456,197
 2005 
1,402,385  2004
1,265,000 2003
1,044,686 2002
971,306 2001
886,898 2000
780,214 1999
Source: ICE Telecom (ICE)

 

# of Public Telephones Year
21,321
 2007
21,000 2003
19,000 2002
15,696 2001
14,589 2000
8,747 1999
Source: ICE Telecom (ICE)

 

# of Operating
Switch Boards 		Year
425 2003
385 2002
340 2001
288 2000
252 1999
Source: ICE Telecom (ICE)

 

# of Cellular Telephones Year
926,390 2005
911,539 2004
756,235 2003
459,235 2002
311,329 2001
139,643 2000
121,239 1999
Source: ICE Telecom (ICE)

Density # per 100 residents
Phone  32.10 (2005)
Cellular Phones 22.69 (2004)

Source: ICE Telecom (ICE)
 

Number of Phone Calls 

 

# of minutes of invoiced outgoing calls from Costa Rica to overseas locations 140,292,779 (2002)

Source: ICE Telecom (ICE)
 

Telecom Network  

 

National Fiber Optics Telecom Network # of Kilometers
Links Among Central & Transmission Stations 4,455
Network for Commuter Access 6,191
Others

136 

 

Telecom Services 

 

Domestic Service    Very Good

 

International Service  
Country Telephone Code 506; can dial directly from US ; dial 011 + country code + phone number
Connected to Central America Microwave System Satellite Earth Station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

 

Broadcast Stations & Televisions 

 

Broadcast Stations by Type Number
AM Radio 31
FM Radio 44
Short-wave Radio 19
Television Stations (#) 19

Source: CANARA & CANATEL

 

Televisions  
# of televisions 525,000 (2003)

Source: INEC


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