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Telephones - main lines in use:
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574,400 (2002) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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17,900 (2002) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: greater investment beginning in 1994 and the establishment of a new Ministry of Information Technology and Communications in 2000 has resulted in improvements in the system; wireless service is expensive and remains restricted to foreigners and regime elites, many Cubans procure wireless service illegally with the help of foreigners
domestic: national fiber-optic system under development; 85% of switches digitized by end of 2004; telephone line density remains low, at 10 per 100 inhabitants; domestic cellular service expanding international: country code - 53; fiber-optic cable laid to but not linked to US network; satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 169, FM 55, shortwave 1 (1998) |
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Radios:
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3.9 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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58 (1997) |
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Televisions:
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2.64 million (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.cu |
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Internet hosts:
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1,529 (2003) |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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5 (2001) |
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Internet users:
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120,000
note: private citizens are prohibited from buying computers or accessing the Internet without special authorization; foreigners may access the Internet in large hotels, but are subject to firewalls; some Cubans buy illegal passwords on the black market, or take advantage of public outlets to access limited email and the government-controlled "intranet" (2004) |
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