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Average cost of local call
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57 |
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[57th of 151]
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Cinema attendance
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41 |
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[41st of 78]
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Cinemas
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14 |
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[14th of 68]
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DVD region
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80 |
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[80th of 171]
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E-Government rating
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32 |
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[32nd of 182]
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International dialling code
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53 |
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Number of PCs
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79 |
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[79th of 169]
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Personal computers
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30
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[30th of 164]
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Phone subscribers
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136 |
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[136th of 178]
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Radio broadcast stations
AM 169, FM 55, shortwave 1 (1998) |
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Radios
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65 |
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[65th of 221]
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Telephone system > Domestic
national fiber-optic system under development; 85% of switches digitized by end of 2004; telephone line density remains low, at less than 10 per 100 inhabitants; domestic cellular service expanding |
Telephone system > 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 |
Telephone system > 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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Telephone systems > Privatisation
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1994 |
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Television broadcast stations
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34
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[34th of 220]
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Television standard > UHF
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NTSC M |
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Television standard > VHF
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NTSC M |
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Televisions
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54 |
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[54th of 215]
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Website defacements
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84 |
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[84th of 129]
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SOURCES: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).; ; Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University; The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.; Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.; Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.; The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
; A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Arabsat -
; A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
; A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
; The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.; This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
; The total number of televisions
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Cuba, Republic of Cuba, Republica de Cuba
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