Short facts about communications in Colombia

Telephones - main lines in use:

5,433,565 (December 1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

1,800,229 (December 1998)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  modern system in many respects domestic:  nationwide microwave radio relay system; domestic satellite system with 41 earth stations; fiber-optic network linking 50 cities international:  satellite earth stations - 6 Intelsat, 1 Inmarsat; 3 fully digitalized international switching centers; 8 submarine cables

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 454, FM 34, shortwave 27 (1999)

Radios:

21 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

60 (includes seven low-power stations) (1997)

Televisions:

4.59 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.co

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

18 (2000)

Internet users:

600,000 (2000)

Source: World Factbook