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Central America and the Caribbean > Nicaragua > Media

NICARAGUAN MEDIA STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Average cost of local call 73 [73rd of 151]
Cinema attendance 63 [63rd of 78]
Cinemas 64 [64th of 68]
DVD region 104 [104th of 171]
E-Government rating 170 [170th of 182]
International dialling code 505
Number of PCs 95 [95th of 169]
Personal computers 37 ... [37th of 164]
Phone subscribers 137 [137th of 178]
Radio broadcast stations
AM 63, FM 32, shortwave 1 (1998)
Radios 101 [101st of 221]
Telephone system > Domestic
low-capacity microwave radio relay and wire system being expanded; connected to Central American Microwave System
Telephone system > General assessment
inadequate system being upgraded by foreign investment
Telephone system > International
country code - 505; satellite earth stations - 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region) and 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Telephone system > Regulation 1995
Television broadcast stations 138 [138th of 220]
Television standard > UHF NTSC M
Television standard > VHF NTSC M
Televisions 112 [112nd of 215]
Website defacements 79 [79th 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 that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.; This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. ; The total number of televisions

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Nicaragua, Republic of Nicaragua, Republica de Nicaragua

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Lily (N.C., U.S.A.)
5th April 2007
I was looking for predominate telephone or cellphone providers. That addition to this page would be extremely helpful.

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