Telecommunications in Nicaragua
Telecommunications in Nicaragua include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
Radio and television
- Radio stations: More than 100 radio stations, nearly all privately owned; Radio Nicaragua is government-owned and Radio Sandino is controlled by the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) (2007).[1]
- Radios: 1.24 million (1997).[needs update]
- Television stations: Multiple privately owned terrestrial TV networks, supplemented by cable TV in most urban areas (2007).[1]
- Television sets: 320,000 (1997).[needs update]
Media restrictions
Independent media are active and express a variety of views.
Telephones
- Calling code: +505[1]
- International call prefix: 00[2]
- Main lines: 320,000 lines in use, 112th in the world (2012).[1]
- Mobile cellular: 5.3 million lines, 108th in the world (2012).[1]
- Telephone system: System being upgraded by foreign investment; nearly all installed telecommunications capacity now uses digital technology, owing to investments since privatization of the formerly state-owned telecommunications company; since privatization, access to fixed-line and mobile-cellular services has improved; fixed-line teledensity roughly 5 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone subscribership has increased to roughly 85 per 100 persons (2011).[1]
- Satellite earth stations: 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region) and 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011).[1]
- Communications cables: Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber optic submarine cable provides connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US (2011).[1]
Internet
- Top-level domain: .ni[1]
- Internet users: 773,240 users, 121st in the world; 13.5% of the population, 159th in the world (2012).[3][4]
- Fixed broadband: 95,023 subscriptions, 102nd in the world; 1.7% of the population, 131st in the world (2012).[3][5]
- Wireless broadband: 58,365 subscriptions, 123rd in the world; 1.0% of the population, 133rd in the world (2012).[6]
- Internet hosts: 296,068 hosts, 63rd in the world (2012).[1]
- IPv4: 369,408 addresses allocated, less than 0.05% of the world total, 64.5 addresses per 1000 people (2012).[7][8]
- Internet Service Providers: 5 ISPs (1999);[needs update] cable internet in widespread use; DSL and WAP available in major cities.[citation needed]
Internet censorship and surveillance
There are no government restrictions on access to the Internet or Internet chat rooms;
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- ^ Dialing Procedures (International Prefix, National (Trunk) Prefix and National (Significant) Number) (in Accordance with ITY-T Recommendation E.164 (11/2010)), Annex to ITU Operational Bulletin No. 994-15.XII.2011, International Telecommunication Union (ITU, Geneva), 15 December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ a b Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012", Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013
- ^ "Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012", International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013
- ^ "Fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012", Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved on 29 June 2013.
- ^ "Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012", Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved on 29 June 2013.
- ^ Select Formats, Country IP Blocks. Accessed on 2 April 2012. Note: Site is said to be updated daily.
- ^ Population, The World Factbook, United States Central Intelligence Agency. Accessed on 2 April 2012. Note: Data are mostly for 1 July 2012.